Do you ever feel resentful that you are not God?

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romano:
Please tell the truth. Do you ever feel resentful that you are not God? You realize, of course, that such a feeling could only be prompted by the devil.
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But of course; and it’s quite common. Whenever we sin, we decide to tell God that I’ll do it my way thank you, and not your way.

Sometimes we just don’t want anyone, including God, telling us what to do or not do.

Adam and Eve’s temptation was “to be like God, knowing good and evil.”
 
Yes, and it’s pride, and it’s [insert word i’m not allowed to say here], but no matter what size baseball bat you use it’s extremely difficult to smack it into submission. Heck, I’m still working on it.
 
with all due respect this may be the silliest poll question i have ever seen posted up here; not to mention the widest margin of victory!

Amen for us Catholics not wanting to play God!
 
Steve Andersen:
Wished I were God? Nah, I could never get used to the hours 😉

are you asking if I ever wished to have some sort of special, non-human powers to change the world?

sure

I remember praying for them as a little kid

fortunately we grow up and deal with the world as it is and as we are
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Don’t be too sure, I’m 22 and still wish and pray for them 😛 but no, I never feel resentful that I am not God.
 
No, of course I am never resentful that I am not God!

In fact, theologians believe it is only possible to want to be LIKE God, as Satan did…and not “be” God Himself…because that would destroy our nature and our Self…and then, who would be doing the wishing? If I say, “I wish I were you”…its a contradiction. If “I” were “you”…“I” wouldn’t be “I” anymore. You can only say, “I wish I was like you in many ways…but my soul and consciousness and personality would still be mine…”

But sometimes, I admit, I resent not being the Pope. I’d do a lot of things and bypass all the politicking that often goes along with it and leads to a lot of compromises. I have a lot of ideas for the Church…and I’d get them done. But…its probably for the best I’m not…
 
Please stop making fun of the way other people are struggling. Of course it doesn’t make sense to you. But saying it’s absurd and stupid doesn’t make it any easier to deal with.
 
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romano:
Please tell the truth. Do you ever feel resentful that you are not God? You realize, of course, that such a feeling could only be prompted by the devil.
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No. I wouldn’t want that job quite frankly. Although, I have wondered what it’d be like to be God, but never been jealous or envious of it.
 
THANK GOD THAT I AM NOT GOD! You all remember the story about the flood that it came from God’s regret for what He had wrought? Well, you know; had I gone and been God, and He have let me do so, then I would be like filled with regret so much all of the time that it would hardly seem plausible that Noah would’ve had a chance to build an Ark, becasue as it was done; it would’ve been regretted too quickly, and Blam! Destroyed, no more ark. I would’ve been creating people from clay all the time. Couldn’t ever get them onto the ark past my regrets. I’m glad not to be God.
 
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batteddy:
No, of course I am never resentful that I am not God!

In fact, theologians believe it is only possible to want to be LIKE God, as Satan did…and not “be” God Himself…because that would destroy our nature and our Self…and then, who would be doing the wishing? If I say, “I wish I were you”…its a contradiction. If “I” were “you”…“I” wouldn’t be “I” anymore. You can only say, “I wish I was like you in many ways…but my soul and consciousness and personality would still be mine…”

But sometimes, I admit, I resent not being the Pope. I’d do a lot of things and bypass all the politicking that often goes along with it and leads to a lot of compromises. I have a lot of ideas for the Church…and I’d get them done. But…its probably for the best I’m not…
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:clapping: I do not even want to be like God though
 
I wouldn’t want to be God for all the tea in China. Are you kidding,…getting blamed for everything that goes wrong in the world…etc. 😃
 
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felra:
Only when I forget to take my medication.
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I wrote no, never, because when I forget to take my medication, I am not resentful because I AM!

Alan
 
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Aequitas:
No. I wouldn’t want that job quite frankly. Although, I have wondered what it’d be like to be God, but never been jealous or envious of it.
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Same with me. Create an entire universe and practically all you get is a bunch of whiners and false friends.

Than again, maybe the “narrow path” yield isn’t very high percentage-wise, but maybe it’s the quality not the quantity that counts.

See if I was God I’d have to go around making decisions like that, and I’d much rather sit back and let Him make the decisions so I can whine about them, rather than hearing others. This way I can get a lot of people comisserating with me. Safety in numbers, I always say. I’m running with the herd. Hey, is that gate up ahead big enough for us all to go through at this rate?

Alan
 
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