Does God Contradict Himself?

[OneTrueCathApos]

One verse says “Ask anything in my name and it shall be given to you”. In another it says “Only according to my Will.” Well, either He answers prayers or He doesn’t? What’s the point in asking?
I only say this because I ask for prayers for my son every day, I practically beg God to answer my prayers. I even offered to give me an illness to have my son get well but He doesn’t hear me. I am struggling with this because out of all my prayers that were answered, this is the one I need answered the most.

I am sorry if I sound selfish. I have a heavy heart. :bighanky:

 

[passus]

Well what if we appended the sentences like this:

Ask anything in my name and it shall be given to you…according to my will.

 

[Doxiemom]

A wise man said that there will be times in our lives when even Scripture will not have the answers for our sorrow.

That is when faith is the hardest to hold on to. But it is during those times that object of our faith holds onto us the firmest.

The answer to your prayer may not be at all what you expect it to be, but it will be an answer that is best for the child. For you do not know the future, Nor can you comprehend eternity.

“be still and know that I AM God”

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

Well what if we appended the sentences like this:

Ask anything in my name and it shall be given to you…according to my will.

Yes, I understand this but it still contradicts itself. I am ashamed I don’t have enough faith for this one. When it comes to your children, you need all the faith one can have. God give me strength…

 

[thevickinator16]

Hello there!

To me, trusting in the Lord is the key to it all. If we trust in the Lord and accept His Will, no matter what the outcome is, you know it is what the Lord wanted. I believe that faith is blind, even when things don’t come out the way you want.

I offered myself up as a sacrifice for my sister’s long-standing addiction to be stopped. I am in a situation now where I have lost a great deal of my life and belongings due to just this. She is actually doing much better and has the support of her doctors now. It is at my expense and yes I know she can fail at anytime. Still this is the first time she has committed to getting better.

The answers we seek are not always apparent to us and they are not always answered the way we want. I do believe that God does answers all prayers. Sometimes we want so much to stop others pain and suffering that we get dicouraged with God. We need to rely on Him at that time the most.

I am sorry to hear about your child. I will keep you in my prayers. Meanwhile keep your faith strong, even when you get discouraged. May I suggest the Chaplet of Divine Mercy to you? It has been said to bring wonderous happenings to many folks. I am one of them. Mercy is what you want I believe and this is a direct way to plead for this mercy.

May God Bless you and your family!

 

[DOShea]

One verse says “Ask anything in my name and it shall be given to you”. In another it says “Only according to my Will.” Well, either He answers prayers or He doesn’t? What’s the point in asking?

Where do you find the second one, the “Only according to my Will?”

There are many points in prayer that go far beyond that which you ask for. Recall the story of the Centurion in Matt 8. He sought only for his servant to be healed, but in the process of doing so demonstrated a profession of faith (in Christ) so profound that Jesus said He had not found such faith in all of Israel. So profound was it that the profession of that Roman soldier’s faith lives on in our Liturgy.

David prayed his Psalm 23, but why one might ask? Didn’t God know what He provided for David? Of course He did, but aside from worshiping God that prayer also helped David be more resolute in his faith. It was a reminder that part of faith is trust.

Trust the Lord to not put you in a position where you are praying in vain for something outside of His Will. You wouldn’t do that to someone you loved and neither will God. His love has no boundary; He knows what you need and He will deliver. It just doesn’t always work out on our timetable or in the way we might predict.

 

[kalt]

Illness isn’t inflicted by God, so asking Him to take an illness from your son and give you an illness in its place is useless–though all of us parents understand the emotion–why him and not me? There isn’t one of us who wouldn’t rather be sick than our kids.

Illness is a biological event/condition. Is this illness something that can be cured with today’s med. tech.?

 

[NotTooSmart]

One verse says “Ask anything in my name and it shall be given to you”. In another it says “Only according to my Will.” Well, either He answers prayers or He doesn’t? What’s the point in asking?
I only say this because I ask for prayers for my son every day, I practically beg God to answer my prayers. I even offered to give me an illness to have my son get well but He doesn’t hear me. I am struggling with this because out of all my prayers that were answered, this is the one I need answered the most.

I am sorry if I sound selfish. I have a heavy heart. :bighanky:

Hi:
Although I do not know the specifics of your request, I will try to remember to lift them up in prayer today. Obviously your heart is heavy.

I am also praying for a family who used to attend our church whose son recently committed suicide.

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

Illness isn’t inflicted by God, so asking Him to take an illness from your son and give you an illness in its place is useless–though all of us parents understand the emotion–why him and not me? There isn’t one of us who wouldn’t rather be sick than our kids.

Illness is a biological event/condition. Is this illness something that can be cured with today’s med. tech.?

My son is twenty years old with severe depression and anxiety. He never leaves his room, only to grab something to eat and go back to his room. He has had a great life growing up and I cannot figure out why he is like this. He has seen a doctor who prescribed Zoloft while being on his cell phone within 20 minutes of meeting my son. Then he prescribed Adderall, in which he says he cannot focus. Then with the Aderall being a stimulant, he gave him the drug Xanax.
Not only do doctors over prescribe, they overly medicate our children.
I am beside myself over this. I don’t know what to do and I leave it in God’s hands. I am just trying to prevent something more disastrous from happening.
Please, please God. Hear me and please others here pray for my son. If anything happens to him I cannot go on. Christ is the best physician if only He would hear my cries…

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

Hi:
Although I do not know the specifics of your request, I will try to remember to lift them up in prayer today. Obviously your heart is heavy.

I am also praying for a family who used to attend our church whose son recently committed suicide.

Hi and thank you. I am trying to prevent that although he says he doesn’t have those feelings. Was your friend on medication that contributed that to his suicide?
God help me.

 

[kalt]

My son is twenty years old with severe depression and anxiety. He never leaves his room, only to grab something to eat and go back to his room. He has had a great life growing up and I cannot figure out why he is like this. He has seen a doctor who prescribed Zoloft while being on his cell phone within 20 minutes of meeting my son. Then he prescribed Adderall, in which he says he cannot focus. Then with the Aderall being a stimulant, he gave him the drug Xanax.
Not only do doctors over prescribe, they overly medicate our children.
I am beside myself over this. I don’t know what to do and I leave it in God’s hands. I am just trying to prevent something more disastrous from happening.
Please, please God. Hear me and please others here pray for my son. If anything happens to him I cannot go on. Christ is the best physician if only He would hear my cries…

Will your son agree to see another doctor? It sounds like he would benefit from psychotherapy–they say that psychotherapy along with the meds gives much better results. Depression and anxiety seem to go together, so don’t think of them as a double whammy–as if your son has 2 distinct problems. Usually, when they solve one, they solve the other. The docs know that one is often accompanied by the other, and so they look for it.

It sounds like your son didn’t get a good doc. right out of the box. There are good docs out there, though, and he should feel confident that he will find one.

If there a psychiatric hospital near you? If there is, they might have a referral service. Explain that your son saw one doctor (don’t mention the name or exact problem with the doc. - you want to come across as a reasonable person who is more interested in finding a good doc. than in trashing a bad one) that wasn’t a “good fit”, and ask them to suggest one who is known to be very good.

I wish you and your son all the best. Stay strong. All of us here (I think no one will mind if I say it for them.) will pray for you and your son.

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

Will your son agree to see another doctor? It sounds like he would benefit from psychotherapy–they say that psychotherapy along with the meds gives much better results. Depression and anxiety seem to go together, so don’t think of them as a double whammy–as if your son has 2 distinct problems. Usually, when they solve one, they solve the other. The docs know that one is often accompanied by the other, and so they look for it.

It sounds like your son didn’t get a good doc. right out of the box. There are good docs out there, though, and he should feel confident that he will find one.

If there a psychiatric hospital near you? If there is, they might have a referral service. Explain that your son saw one doctor (don’t mention the name or exact problem with the doc. - you want to come across as a reasonable person who is more interested in finding a good doc. than in trashing a bad one) that wasn’t a “good fit”, and ask them to suggest one who is known to be very good.

I wish you and your son all the best. Stay strong. All of us here (I think no one will mind if I say it for them.) will pray for you and your son.

I wanted to admit him for an evaluation at a place here that even the movie stars have gone to. Perhaps he is on the wrong medication? Or didn’t even need it because he only got worse on the Zoloft. I asked to take him away to the Caribbean even and he just said not now. I will not abandon him. I will remain with him until God willing, he gets better.

And Kalt thank you for the kind words, I really did always like you. I also like whenever someone here posts a problem, everyone, regardless of religion says a kind word and we all feel the same way. Thank you.

 

[NotTooSmart]

Hi and thank you. I am trying to prevent that although he says he doesn’t have those feelings. Was your friend on medication that contributed that to his suicide?
God help me.

I don’t think so although I am not sure.

I do understand that he was quite heavy into drugs.

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

I don’t think so although I am not sure.

I do understand that he was quite heavy into drugs.

My son doesn’t do any drugs. He goes to college which starts in two weeks as a Junior. I took him for a physical and he had his urine checked, so that’s how I know because we thought he had mono. Today is Sunday and I am so happy to be at church in a couple of hours. I find great comfort in the Holy Mass. My son won’t attend although he shows interest every now and then.
I know God hears my cries. I know I try to think He should act quicker than usual, but I guess it is all a plan. I just wish God wouldn’t let His children be sick. He can cure anything. He raises the dead. He cures the impossible. I hope He cures my son of this. But mostly, I hope He calls my son back into His church.
Not TooSmart, have you ever attended a Holy Mass and what did you think of the Holiness in our church?

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

Hello there!

To me, trusting in the Lord is the key to it all. If we trust in the Lord and accept His Will, no matter what the outcome is, you know it is what the Lord wanted. I believe that faith is blind, even when things don’t come out the way you want.

I offered myself up as a sacrifice for my sister’s long-standing addiction to be stopped. I am in a situation now where I have lost a great deal of my life and belongings due to just this. She is actually doing much better and has the support of her doctors now. It is at my expense and yes I know she can fail at anytime. Still this is the first time she has committed to getting better.

The answers we seek are not always apparent to us and they are not always answered the way we want. I do believe that God does answers all prayers. Sometimes we want so much to stop others pain and suffering that we get dicouraged with God. We need to rely on Him at that time the most.

I am sorry to hear about your child. I will keep you in my prayers. Meanwhile keep your faith strong, even when you get discouraged. May I suggest the Chaplet of Divine Mercy to you? It has been said to bring wonderous happenings to many folks. I am one of them. Mercy is what you want I believe and this is a direct way to plead for this mercy.

May God Bless you and your family!

You are a good man for your unselfishness. I say the Divine Chaplet all the time as well as my Rosary. Thank you.

 

[geometer]

My son is twenty years old with severe depression and anxiety. He never leaves his room, only to grab something to eat and go back to his room. He has had a great life growing up and I cannot figure out why he is like this. He has seen a doctor who prescribed Zoloft while being on his cell phone within 20 minutes of meeting my son. Then he prescribed Adderall, in which he says he cannot focus. Then with the Aderall being a stimulant, he gave him the drug Xanax.
Not only do doctors over prescribe, they overly medicate our children.
I am beside myself over this. I don’t know what to do and I leave it in God’s hands. I am just trying to prevent something more disastrous from happening.
Please, please God. Hear me and please others here pray for my son. If anything happens to him I cannot go on. Christ is the best physician if only He would hear my cries…

Psychotropic drugs are very dangerous, and you will find that doctors will perscribe anything without telling you about the side effects. There is a law that states that you must be told about side effects, but doctors ignore the law.

Don’t let your son take any addictive drugs. Zanax is highly addictive. Don’t let him take any drugs that require constant blood tests. Low miligram drugs are safest.

Don’t let him take any valium or valium derivatives, because he will be unable to do any work of any kind. Valium and its derivatives were banned by federal law, but doctors are perscribing them again.

Try to become informed about these drugs, and stay up to date. The doctor may very well be part of the problem.

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Also make sure your son knows that he has “the right to refuse treatment”. This can actually save his life if he is ever in a hospital.

 

[Hadi]

where did you find “Only according to my Will”

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

Psychotropic drugs are very dangerous, and you will find that doctors will perscribe anything without telling you about the side effects. There is a law that states that you must be told about side effects, but doctors ignore the law.

Don’t let your son take any addictive drugs. Zanax is highly addictive. Don’t let him take any drugs that require constant blood tests. Low miligram drugs are safest.

Don’t let him take any valium or valium derivatives, because he will be unable to do any work of any kind. Valium and its derivatives were banned by federal law, but doctors are perscribing them again.

Try to become informed about these drugs, and stay up to date. The doctor may very well be part of the problem.

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Also make sure your son knows that he has “the right to refuse treatment”. This can actually save his life if he is ever in a hospital.

Yes, thank you for your concern. He says he only takes Xanax as needed. I try to tell him don’t take anything. I had a talk with him a few minutes ago and he says he thinks the Zoloft is making him worse so he wants to wean off it. Maybe God is telling him in his heart to do this. I think America is over medicated especially our youth. Who can you trust?

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

where did you find “Only according to my Will”

I didn’t find “only”, but being in the state I am in, I know it says somewhere in the bible “if it be in my will.”

 

[TheQuestioner]

My son doesn’t do any drugs. He goes to college which starts in two weeks as a Junior.

As a young man around the same age of your son i can somewhat identify. Your son may be going through a transition phase if he is starting college. During this time there is a bit of anxiety about the uncertainty about his future. This can often lead to depression. When you talk to him, does he often talk about his career choice or school, or does he shy away from the subject? Maybe he does not like the particular field he will be studying. Maybe he is anxious about leaving home or not leaving home. Also that age in life seems to be the onset of mental disease. It is important to try to get him to trust in God in hard times. If he is not particularly religious don’t force him to be, but be there for him regardless. And the day he seems interested in God show him. Be there for him cause he needs your support.