Tough Questions Blog: Discussing and Questioning Religion

When talking with believers, they will often refer to their own personal experiences with God as proof of his existence, and I have often heard them say things like: “God has never let me down.”

From the way they talk, you’d half expect them to be able to control the weather, or have a super-immune system that prevents them from ever getting sick… but that’s not the case.  When you continue to push a little deeper, you’ll find out that God has OFTEN “chosen” not to answer a prayer, or not to grant a believers desire.  However, in retrospect, the believer will always defend God’s decision, saying “he has his reasons,” “he was testing me,” “he knows what’s best,” or something along those lines.

Suddenly I’m curious… what would it take for God to “let you down?”