How often do people lose their faith in God after a traumatic experience?
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Re: How often do people lose their faith in God after a traumatic experience?
Exactly my point. It is not easy at all. A lot of people fall out of faith during and after traumatic events. Even when you know God's promises, it is hard to stand by it.Victoria Ukamaka wrote: ↑05 Sep 2022, 08:11 If you have gone through similar experiences, you would know that it is hard to keep believing in God even when everything happening seems to be showing that God does not care about you. Holding on to God's words, believing that he knows exactly what is going on, and that all things works for our good is not easy.
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These are basically two types of christians. The first group will blame God for every misfortune they encounter. The second group will accept their predicaments in good faith, knowing that God will always make things right.
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From my experience, a good number of people lose their faith in God after a traumatic experience. To be honest, I do not blame them. I would lose my faith too. I cannot imagine the pain these people went through and they hoped on God and he still did not show up for them. The. Again, god is mysterious and his ways cannot be comprehended at all.Missing Person wrote: ↑02 Sep 2022, 15:30 I've seen a lot of discussion about how inspiring Tripodo's faith in God was. I've also seen many stories of Christians holding onto their faith after losing a loved one. In fact, I've seen so many of these stories of Christians holding onto their faith after a traumatic experience that I've come to the conclusion that the majority of Christians hold onto their no matter how much pain and suffering they experience, and that suffering is not the principle reason why most Christians lose their faith in God.
If my hypothesis is correct and the majority of Christians still have faith in God after losing their loved ones or going through some traumatic experience, then what exactly is so inspiring about Ron Tripodo's experience? Why were so many OBC readers impressed with Tripodo's faith? As an atheist, I find it difficult to understand some readers admiration for Tripodi's faith.
If the majority of Christians lost their faith in God after a traumatic experience then I would understand how inspiring Tripodo's faith would seem. But this is not the case. I've seen trailers for Christian movies talk about Christians becoming atheists after losing a loved one. For example, in the movie Let There Be Light, Dr. Sol Harkens lost his son to cancer and then became an atheist. The movie is about how Harkens regains his faith. If Harken's experience is a common one, then that would mean Tripodo's faith was a very impressive feat, if not that would mean that, at least in my eyes, his faith was a not meaningful factor in the heartbreaking ordeal he had to endure.
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Another huge thing that I think makes a difference is that most religions encourage their people to bask in the triumphs of the members in their community. When our fellow religious members succeed or have a positive outlook on a negative event, we applaud them and use that experience as a lesson in our own lives. I believe that readers reading this book are able to use this outlook to really appreciate and admire Ron's faith.
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I understand the way your husband felt. I have also felt betrayed by God at times, but I still hold on to my faith because without God where or who will I turn to. God actually surprises me most of the time.Kelsey Roy wrote: ↑04 Sep 2022, 18:46 I think that perhaps the reason you’ve seen many stories about people maintaining faith after a loss is uncommon, and when it’s experience, it’s documented. Speaking from personal experience: my husband was raised Catholic. He lost his dad while in college to cancer, a quick passing after a hopeful diagnosis. My husband felt betrayed. How could a loving, merciful God take his dad from him? My husband lost his faith. Now, my husband has since started rekindling his faith, but that initial reaction of betrayal is still deep inside. I think this may be the more common feeling after loss. So, in my opinion, Tripodo’s complete TRUST in God amazes me. Not only did he continue to just call himself a Christian, he wholeheartedly believed in his God to deliver a miracle.
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