A saying of Christian nature really bothers me

[Kidlicious]

Here's something my mom does that pisses me off.

Whenever I tell here about a confrontation that I have with someone she takes the persons side. And she knows that I'm pissed off.

Mom's suck sometimes.

[Pekka]

I don't know, if I really think about it, maybe it's that I'm worried about the lack of rationale my mom has sometimes. In a religious way. Would I be ticked off if a muslim would come and say Allah will help me? I wouldn't. Or a Wicca says something about some weird tree? Nah. It would be exotic. Intention counts, it might even kind of cool.

[Japher]

I don't think it would matter what your mom had said, it would of still pissed you off. Even if she told you what you wanted to hear; "I'm proud of you, it's nice to see your hard work paying off." Instead she hides your success behind the vail of God, taking the credit away from you.

That's your mom.

You shouldn't get angry at Christianity for it, because that is not how it is, or how that saying is suppose to go. God's will is not something that is always given without asking, or without merit, or without cause. From I've heard your mom has a had a hard run at life, and probably has a lot of regrets. It is easier for her to think that life is not what you make it, but what God plans it to be. IMO, that's crap, but perhaps without her being the way she is and where she is you wouldn't be where you are and in the position you are in?

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Japher
It is easier for her to think that life is not what you make it, but what God plans it to be.

No that's not what she meant at all. She didn't mean that God is responsible for everything. She just meant that somethings we don't have control over.

[Japher]

same thing

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Japher
same thing

No more than "everything" and "some things" is the same thing.

[Lancer]

A saying of Christian nature really bothers me

Have you prayed about it?

[Jon Miller]

That is just one of the themes of the Bible.

JM

[SlowwHand]

Re: A saying of Christian nature really bothers me

Originally posted by Lancer
Have you prayed about it?

Good idea.

[Varwnos]

You may think that analysing precicely what that saying was about, and why it affected you is difficult, but it is a piece of cake for Satan.

[b etor]

i've never heard that saying before.
i don't like it.

[Robert]

Unless it's really appropriate, that remark annoyes me as well, eventhough I'm a christian.

[DaShi]

Pekka, if that offends you, you won't last 2 seconds in China.

[The diplomat]

Your mom was trying to encourage you, Pekka. She was trying to say "don't be discourage if the situation seems impossible. Trust God and he'll help you through and you'll be amazed at the great obstacles that you will have overcome."

Let's keep in mind where the saying originally comes from:
Matt 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

[Lancer]

So well said!