*DISCLAIMER: The term "Vending Machine Religion" originated with my mother, not me. For thoughts that did originate with me, see below.*
Today I have been reading backwards on a very Christian blog I check regularly. (Will not give any identifying details; this is the internet, the blog writers could see this, and I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings.) Over the course of their blog, I have noticed a disturbing trend: at least according to how they write it, they pray for X and God gives X; they pray for Z and God gives Z.
No. No. I'm so sorry, but no. Of course America is a free country and you can believe whatever you choose, but to my mind at least, God is so much more complicated than that! A true relationship with God is one involving both giving and taking--and yes, I do mean the human and God both give and take.
I do pray for specific outcomes. I do. I don't even know why, given what I just wrote above, but I do. But I would never, ever actually believe that God is doing something I asked because I asked it. That is giving the human too much power.
In the end, I think that's my main problem with their blog: they are giving humans too much power in their relationships with God.
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- I am a bipolar, Jewish young adult (had my Hebrew birthday, the one I count, and turned 23 this past January) who also suffers from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. I love life and I live for my best friends: they are my purpose and my reason for trying so hard. I remain passionately devoted to those I love; I will not let my disorders make me totally self-centered. I like to read, write, and sew. My Rabbinical school plans did not work out, and I am now hoping to go into the field of Early Childhood Education. Please note: I am currently maintaining only Carried in His Hands. Enjoy!
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