How often do people lose their faith in God after a traumatic experience?

Adrian Rondon Salazar · Post by **Adrian Rondon Salazar** » 04 Nov 2022, 04:48

Ay Obaj wrote: ↑07 Sep 2022, 03:21 To me, his faith was definitely a meaningful factor. Truly, many Christians would lose their faith after some heartbreaking ordeal. You may regain that faith later, but in this case it was his strong faith that kept him going.

Yes. It is common to think that when bad things happen to us, it is because God is punishing us. Many feel resentful and move away from religion.

Adrian Rondon Salazar · Post by **Adrian Rondon Salazar** » 04 Nov 2022, 04:57

Amarachinwankwo_ wrote: ↑06 Sep 2022, 03:41 Honestly, everyone talks about having faith, but nobody talks about how difficult it is to actually trust and believe in a thing when the situation is totally hopeless. This is why Ron’s faith is being admired. Sometimes we talk about having faith but we don’t actually practice it. Ron’s situation can be described as an extremely difficult situation, one that renders you hopeless and faithless. This is the kind of situation that tests your faith on every level. At this point, it goes from the hypothetical belief to a practical situation that stretches you on every end. It is not easy to trust when all hope is lost. He persevered through it. Many people lose hope along the way, some turn away from God in anger and so on. I would also love to add that God is faithful and good. His ways are not our ways, and nothing that happens on this earth can change that. God is always God, even when we don’t understand it. Our troubles don’t take anything away from Him. They’re only situations to help strengthen our faith and trust. In the end, God does what is BEST and not what you expect/want. He doesn’t live by our rules. That’s what makes Him God.

I could not agree more. Going through tragic events requires a lot of strength, and reading about someone who was able to face that same or similar event is inspiring.

Adrian Rondon Salazar · Post by **Adrian Rondon Salazar** » 04 Nov 2022, 05:02

Amy Luman wrote: ↑05 Sep 2022, 11:12 Faith is not based on God doing what you want. Faith is believing that God will use even the most horrific experience for good, eventually. It’s also knowing that you may never see the intended good come from the experience. I think that Mr. Tripodo’s experience is so inspiring because he knows where his wife ends up and that he will see her again. At least that’s my opinion.

It is possibly one of the most difficult things to learn. That we are not gods; bad things will happen to us. All events can leave us a lesson, bad and good.

FunkyFlowerLady · Post by **FunkyFlowerLady** » 04 Nov 2022, 05:04

I can understand people lsing faith in God after a particularly traumatic experience. But it all becomes more extreme and significant when we lose touch with our own spiritual beliefs and forget that we are all living in God's world. Soif someone is losing faith, then they most probably lost touch with God before the traumatic experience and kind of felt invincible, that's my personal opinion of why someone might lose faith and get angry or resent God after traumatic expeiriences.

Fentymak · Post by **Fentymak** » 04 Nov 2022, 09:12

Most people lose their faith in God after a traumatic experience. But Ron still have his; it is very remarkable and shows his devotion to God.

Amy Toria · Post by **Amy Toria** » 04 Nov 2022, 09:41

Victoria Ukamaka wrote: ↑05 Sep 2022, 08:12 Most stories where people recount their experiences are done when they have gone through that experience and emerged victorious. Hence, it is not surprising for us to hear, read, or watch stories of people who held on to their faith when they lost a loved one.

That most of the people who let go of their faith in such situations don't tell their stories doesn't mean it is non existent or that they are not higher in the statistics. It's just a matter of who tell their stories and who doesn't.

I agree with this. This is a matter of whose story we have heard and whose story was not told. If people who lose their faiths after traumatic event tell their stories too, then it would be common.

Amy Toria · Post by **Amy Toria** » 04 Nov 2022, 09:43

People handle traumatic experiences differently. There would be some who will stand solidly with their faiths no matter the storm. There are others who are easily swayed off their faiths.

Amy Toria · Post by **Amy Toria** » 04 Nov 2022, 09:46

I also think that there is a set of people who would easily lose their faiths when they experience even the faintest of trauma. They are those who believe that bad things will cease to happen to them as soon as they embrace faith.

Amy Toria · Post by **Amy Toria** » 04 Nov 2022, 09:49

anne Irungu wrote: ↑05 Sep 2022, 12:32 i think the more appropriate question is whether it is okay to lose faith in God after a traumatic experience? I think losing faith is more of a first response to the situation because a person is usuaaly in aplace where he/she is looking for somebody or something to blame.

The blame game is usually the first defense of people with shallow faiths. I think that people with strong faiths endure suffering long and won't be swayed off their faiths easily.

Amy Toria · Post by **Amy Toria** » 04 Nov 2022, 09:51

Jelly_J wrote: ↑04 Sep 2022, 23:13 It is not easy to lose a loved one. When it happens, people concerned might react in different ways to it. Some may blame God and decide to not care anymore, or some may accept the loss and enhance their faith.

Many stories I have read about people who lost faith after traumatic events usually have to do with the loss of a loved one. I think this experience is the worst.

Amy Toria · Post by **Amy Toria** » 04 Nov 2022, 09:54

Lawrence+2 wrote: ↑05 Sep 2022, 07:08 The worst part about Christianity is that often, Christians tend to profess but not practicalize it. At every slightest challenge, Christians tend to forget what God is capable of doing.

This is a common scenario. People with shallow faiths tend to lose faith easily after a traumatic experience. Some people's faith also get strengthened after such experiences.

Amy Toria · Post by **Amy Toria** » 04 Nov 2022, 09:59

Jelly_J wrote: ↑04 Sep 2022, 23:13 It is not easy to lose a loved one. When it happens, people concerned might react in different ways to it. Some may blame God and decide to not care anymore, or some may accept the loss and enhance their faith.

Very true. People react to these sort of events differently. We can't conclude on the matter based one one person's story.

Amy Toria · Post by **Amy Toria** » 04 Nov 2022, 10:02

Ian Muchiri wrote: ↑05 Sep 2022, 16:04 I think people's faith in God after a traumatizing experience varies; for some, it gets stronger, while for others, it gets weakened.

I agree with this. It is all dependent on the individual. I also think that it is dependent on the sort of traumatic events which the individual experienced

Amy Toria · Post by **Amy Toria** » 04 Nov 2022, 10:05

Generally, I think this matter depends on what kind of traumatic event the individual experienced. Some traumatic events wouldn't be enough for someone to lose faith. Some are just too much that if the person does not lose faith, then it is a miracle.

Namreviews · Post by **Namreviews** » 04 Nov 2022, 13:25

I don't think people often lose their faith in God after a traumatic experience. Some people's faith are strengthened, and some people's faith tend to dwindle, but I do not think the lose of faith happens often. Although we'd have to consider the believer's stance in the faith. Suffering should not make us lose faith in God.