Are all things truly possible with God?

[Elena321]

I’m Not trying to be contentious,but if all things are truly possible for/with God then how come Dementia,Alzheimers,Paraplegia,Schizophrenia,Autism or other incurable things are never healed when people pray to God for these people?

All people ever say is that God has/is helping the spiritual but He never helps their brains or bodies.

Or “lovely” things such as “God answered,He just said no”.

It’s hard for me to not form the conclusion that God simply can’t do these things.

There’s been instances when people have prayed for cancers to be healed and they have been,but never for the above mentioned things.

 

[Trident_H]

I’m Not trying to be contentious,but if all things are truly possible for/with God then how come Dementia,Alzheimers,Paraplegia,Schizophrenia,Autism or other incurable things are never healed when people pray to God for these people?

All people ever say is that God has/is helping the spiritual but He never helps their brains or bodies.

Or “lovely” things such as “God answered,He just said no”.

It’s hard for me to not form the conclusion that God simply can’t do these things.

There’s been instances when people have prayed for cancers to be healed and they have been,but never for the above mentioned things.

Is God supposed to cure everything? I mean is that His job? Because I’ve also noticed He doesn’t stop people from dying either. So if He was all about answering every prayer in the whole way possible wouldn’t He do that? I mean wouldn’t that be the most obvious prayer He might ever have to spend time on?

So some things He figures are just a faith-test away from fixing and other things aren’t. Ok. I guess that’s the way He rolls. No big deal. What’s your point exactly? Is God supposed to dance when we pull the strings? Or are we supposed to just accept there are things He’ll do and things He won’t?

 

[UpUpAndAway]

Be assured, all things truly are possible with God. That doesn’t mean all possible things will happen. Why doesn’t God reveal a cure for the sicknesses you mention? I don’t know. What I do know is He sees the complete picture. We don’t. So when something bad happens, or something good doesn’t happen, perhaps He has something else in mind, something way better than anything we could come up with, even if that possibility doesn’t make sense to us.

In the end, there are two choices. Either we trust the Lord, or we don’t.

Be at peace. God loves us, even if we don’t always understand the way He shows that love.

God bless.

 

[jaimeleglise]

I do know an elderly women who was miraculously cured of Parkinson’s.

 

[saellis]

I used to wonder why God doesn’t cure all illness or at least the most debilitating diseases. My son has muscular dystrophy and is no longer able to walk. In time he will no longer be able to breathe. For years I wrongly took this as a sign that either God doesn’t care or that He is unable to help these kids. Lately the Holy Spirit has helped me to understand that God does care but He never promised to take away all suffering on Earth. I don’t really understand the purpose of the worst suffering–though a certain amount of suffering can help us grow spiritually–but I have come to accept it.

 

[GEddie]

Is God supposed to cure everything? I mean is that His job? Because I’ve also noticed He doesn’t stop people from dying either. So if He was all about answering every prayer in the whole way possible wouldn’t He do that? I mean wouldn’t that be the most obvious prayer He might ever have to spend time on?

So some things He figures are just a faith-test away from fixing and other things aren’t. Ok. I guess that’s the way He rolls. No big deal. What’s your point exactly? Is God supposed to dance when we pull the strings? Or are we supposed to just accept there are things He’ll do and things He won’t?

I think her issue is not that human prayers are sometimes answered no, but rather, that **entire categories ** are always answered no. As she said, prayers to cure cancer are sometimes granted (but more often not.) Prayers about dementia, brain damage, paraplegia and severed limbs are **never **granted.

This kind of differentiation is the issue, not the fact that human prayers of request are often denied.

ICXC NIKA

 

[Faxero]

if all things are truly possible for/with God then how come Dementia,Alzheimers,Paraplegia,Schizophrenia,Autism or other incurable things are never healed when people pray to God for these people?

There’s been instances when people have prayed for cancers to be healed and they have been,but never for the above mentioned things.

It’s possible that such things are results of original sin, which was brought about by Adam and Eve’s disobedience. When we look at it from this angle, it’s easy to understand why God wouldn’t cure such sufferings, as we brought them upon ourselves.

 

[Dorothy]

When I was a pre-teen I remember a doubter of God asking me this question:

“Can God make a mountain he cannot lift…if not, then there is no God.”

I asked my smart uncle and he said that was a negative question and made no sense.

I pondered it some more and believe the Holy Spirit allowed me to think this:

“The mountain is pride, and He didn’t make it but He lifted it.”

 

[GEddie]

It’s possible that such things are results of original sin, which was brought about by Adam and Eve’s disobedience. When we look at it from this angle, it’s easy to understand why God wouldn’t cure such sufferings, as we brought them upon ourselves.

That’s not much good, IMNAAHO, because theologically, all physical suffering has that as its origin.

ICXC NIKA

 

[Faxero]

if all things are truly possible for/with God then how come Dementia,Alzheimers,Paraplegia,Schizophrenia,Autism or other incurable things are never healed when people pray to God for these people?

There’s been instances when people have prayed for cancers to be healed and they have been,but never for the above mentioned things.

It’s possible that such things are results of original sin, which was brought about by Adam and Eve’s disobedience. When we look at it from this angle, it’s easy to understand why God wouldn’t cure such sufferings, as we brought them upon ourselves.

That’s not much good, IMNAAHO, because theologically, all physical suffering has that as its origin.

ICXC NIKA

Things like Dementia, Alzheimers, and Paraplegia seem to be mental sufferings, rather than physical sufferings. Both types of sufferings through, are certainly interconnected.

Physical sufferings like cancer are cured by God no problem, while mental sufferings like Autism are left alone. I’m not sure why that is, but it might have something to do with original sin, hence the previous theory.

 

[Dorothy]

Perhaps mental sufferings such as autism can bring about the compassion and aid of others. I have seen that compassion many times.

 

[GEddie]

Things like Dementia, Alzheimers, and Paraplegia seem to be mental sufferings, rather than physical sufferings. Both types of sufferings through, are certainly interconnected.

Physical sufferings like cancer are cured by God no problem, while mental sufferings like Autism are left alone. I’m not sure why that is, but it might have something to do with original sin, hence the previous theory.

Alzheimer and paraplegia are definitely physical.

Alzheimer affects the mind, but only secondary to deep deterioration of the brain cell matter in the head. It is just as physical as a heart condition.

Paraplegia, an inability to move, results from damage to the neck or back (sometimes head, or body nerves). It is not in the mind.

ICXC NIKA

 

[Eichelbaum]

I’m Not trying to be contentious,but if all things are truly possible for/with God then how come Dementia,Alzheimers,Paraplegia,Schizophrenia,Autism or other incurable things are never healed when people pray to God for these people?

People are working under the mistaken assumption that crosses in our lives are not supposed to be there, and that suffering should never take place. That’s not Catholicism, that’s Kenneth Copeland.

Suffering without love is pointless, love without suffering is an empty emotion.

 

[GEddie]

People are working under the mistaken assumption that crosses in our lives are not supposed to be there, and that suffering should never take place. That’s not Catholicism, that’s Kenneth Copeland.

Suffering without love is pointless, love without suffering is an empty emotion.

The problem with that cute, poetic statement is that love and **physical **suffering are not necessarily linked.

Irreparable physical suffering can arise from a virus to the head, from broken neck bones, or from genetic deficiencies. Love is another matter entirely.

ICXC NIKA

 

[Elena321]

Is God supposed to cure everything? I mean is that His job? Because I’ve also noticed He doesn’t stop people from dying either. So if He was all about answering every prayer in the whole way possible wouldn’t He do that? I mean wouldn’t that be the most obvious prayer He might ever have to spend time on?

So some things He figures are just a faith-test away from fixing and other things aren’t. Ok. I guess that’s the way He rolls. No big deal. What’s your point exactly? Is God supposed to dance when we pull the strings? Or are we supposed to just accept there are things He’ll do and things He won’t?

No,but why is it alwAys the things that can be curable by earthly means that are cured by prayer?
I’m not suggesting God should do what people want but why not even one medically documented miracle of a Dementia healing (or something else from the incurable list).
It’s hard to have faith that all things are possible with God when it factually doesn’t appear that way.
Also,why would God want to heal cancer but not Dementia etc which are so much more life sentences are horrific…

 

[Elena321]

I think her issue is not that human prayers are sometimes answered no, but rather, that **entire categories ** are always answered no. As she said, prayers to cure cancer are sometimes granted (but more often not.) Prayers about dementia, brain damage, paraplegia and severed limbs are **never **granted.

This kind of differentiation is the issue, not the fact that human prayers of request are often denied.

ICXC NIKA

Thankyou for stating eloquently what I felt.

 

[Elena321]

It’s possible that such things are results of original sin, which was brought about by Adam and Eve’s disobedience. When we look at it from this angle, it’s easy to understand why God wouldn’t cure such sufferings, as we brought them upon ourselves.

Are you suggesting people, with these illnesses did some sin to bring them upon themselves or are you suggesting Adam and Eve did?
If you mean the persons they did themselves this seems very insensitive and I can’t see how this is the case as it’s not like lung cancers where the person might have smoked or like Aids where they may have had many sexual partners etc…
Also many people are born with Incurable genetic/intellectual disorders and they did nothing wrong and the mother didn’t drink or smoke during pregnancies.

 

[Elena321]

Things like Dementia, Alzheimers, and Paraplegia seem to be mental sufferings, rather than physical sufferings. Both types of sufferings through, are certainly interconnected.

Physical sufferings like cancer are cured by God no problem, while mental sufferings like Autism are left alone. I’m not sure why that is, but it might have something to do with original sin, hence the previous theory.

While Autism might affect the brain, perceptions, emotional processing, empathy, etc it definitely also has physical findings such as oxidative stress, Microglia (brains immune cells) activation, Neuro inflammation, Pro inflammatory cytokines etc…

Interestingly, these same physical findings have also been found in some patients with Schizophrenia and some patients with Dementia.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717322/

sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278584611003526

 

[GEddie]

bring them upon themselves or are you suggesting Adam and Eve did?

Ultimately, the standard answer of faith is that Adam and Eve did.

Which makes it no easier to accept.

ICXC NIKA

 

[Trident_H]

No,but why is it alwAys the things that can be curable by earthly means that are cured by prayer?
I’m not suggesting God should do what people want but why not even one medically documented miracle of a Dementia healing (or something else from the incurable list).
It’s hard to have faith that all things are possible with God when it factually doesn’t appear that way.
Also,why would God want to heal cancer but not Dementia etc which are so much more life sentences are horrific…

Ah. Doesn’t God use earthly means to cure things? So doesn’t that mean that the things He wants to be curable already are? And the things He doesn’t just aren’t. I mean think about it.

If regrowing limbs were a daily happening, God making it happen on a rare whim wouldn’t be noticed. Yet if it happened once in a while because of prayer? Don’t you think a scientific explanation would be along pretty quick to explain why? So really it’s a catch-22. No matter what God allows to be cured will be curable. And what He doesn’t just won’t.

As for why He picks 1 over the other? I have no real idea.