What does it mean to be blessed? (Earth, beliefs, choices)

[Weeziana]

I often hear people say how "blessed" they are when something good happens to them. A neighbor of mine says how "blessed" her family is that they are healthy. This frustrates me to no end. So, does that mean that your god blessed you but not the family around the corner with a toddler with terminal brain cancer? Does this mean that your god picks and chooses who he blesses and lets others become ill and other die? Why would he do that? It's basically the same to me when someone asks you to pray for a loved one or ill person. Would your god let someone die because no one prayed for them?

I'm curious to see what those of different beliefs feel about this topic. What do you think it is to be blessed and what does it mean to you. For the non-believers, what do you think when someone says this? What does it say about "God" to you?

[Bishka]

Personally, I see most everything as a blessing -- whether bad or good.

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Originally Posted by Weeziana

I often hear people say how "blessed" they are when something good happens to them. A neighbor of mine says how "blessed" her family is that they are healthy. This frustrates me to no end. So, does that mean that your god blessed you but not the family around the corner with a toddler with terminal brain cancer?

i thank it is a blessing, when my dad had cancer my family was really close something like that brings people to geather makes them stronger, no matter what the out some, some lessions in life are not easy, some are.

Does this mean that your god picks and chooses who he blesses and lets others become ill and other die?

we are only give the challages that we can handle, some things that happen to me might be for someone else. there is much happyness in the world, but people seem to not care and go on, God dose love and bless all of his children, were the one that walk away from him. "if you found yourself farther from God who moved? It wasn't God." we make the destions our self. take Joseph sold to ejypt for exaple he went though very hard times, did he thank God cursed him? no he went on with faith...

Why would he do that?

sometimes we ask ourself that, but theres another question that comes after this one it is more important. what are we doing here? and were are we going?

It's basically the same to me when someone asks you to pray for a loved one or ill person. Would your god let someone die because no one prayed for them?

people are appointed to death at a certain time, how that person dies in life no one knows... "My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes. Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands." [Doctrine and Covenants 121:7-9]

I'm curious to see what those of different beliefs feel about this topic. What do you think it is to be blessed and what does it mean to you. For the non-believers, what do you think when someone says this? What does it say about "God" to you?

to me life is a test, to follow God or not there are many things that we cannot explain many that we can. why is it that a tornato one of the most power things on the earth can lundge a straw into solid brick and take an egg and place it on the ground with no scrach on it? people belive what they wait to belive weather it is the true or not, for the most part they want the easy way out... but at the end all people seek something they can neather see nor touch... i belive that a kind and gental person will have many blessing that can and cannot be seen, like a new car vs. peace. some of the most important blessing to me are not things of the world but the closeness of my parents that is more important than anything in the whole of the world, out of everything there the one that are going to stick it out, we all have choices so make them good ones and never regreat anything!!!

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[1nharmony]

I just view the term as one that has come into common use by religious folks that simply means either they are having a good day, or that they are bearing well under thier burdens on that day.



I wouldn't take it as a personal slight from God if you happen to be having a shitty day yourself. It's just a matter of circumstances, or how you view your circumstances. God has nothing to do with it.

[mostly harmless]

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

Personally, I see most everything as a blessing -- whether bad or good.

Same here.....although some blessings are kinda hard to swallow...

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by Weeziana

I often hear people say how "blessed" they are when something good happens to them. A neighbor of mine says how "blessed" her family is that they are healthy. This frustrates me to no end. So, does that mean that your god blessed you but not the family around the corner with a toddler with terminal brain cancer? Does this mean that your god picks and chooses who he blesses and lets others become ill and other die? Why would he do that? It's basically the same to me when someone asks you to pray for a loved one or ill person. Would your god let someone die because no one prayed for them?

My God would let somebody die when it was his turn to die. Can you imagine the ramifications if we were to all live forever! The biggest problem I see with your point of view is that it allows for no negative experiences in the world. We'd all live forever, never be sick, all be physically attractive and intelligent, always have a good job, never be in debt, never know disappointment or defeat, etc. Where do you draw the line? How much in the way of evil, poverty, sickness and grief do you believe God (if you believed in Him) should allow to exist?I see where you're coming from and appreciate your perspective. However, as a theist, I believe that all good things come from God. I see myself as being blessed in some ways, while you may be blessed in others. If you have a loving relationship with someone, a roof over your head, food to eat, and live in a free country, you're blessed. The family who is struggling with a dying child may be blessed in other ways, as tragic as that experience undoubtedly is.

[Seraphiel]

I often hear people say how "blessed" they are when something good happens to them.

That's called luck and those people should be thankful for that.

[Comprehend]

Originally Posted by Seraphiel

That's called luck and those people should be thankful for that.

Aristotle said there is no such thing as luck. (Physics book II:chapter 4 and 5)

[Weeziana]

How much in the way of evil, poverty, sickness and grief do you believe God (if you believed in Him) should allow to exist?I

That's a loaded question. I'll leave that up to someone who does believe.

Also, you said all good things come from God, what about the bad things? That's part of my question here, when someone says they are blessed for whatever reason, what about those that do not have those good things that the other person does have, are they non-blessed? I know we can't all live forever, we all have our time, but is it fair for someone to say they are blessed because they do not have "example: terminal disease" while many others do. If you were in a hospital with a loved one who was dying, but they recover with no explanation, are you blessed? are they blessed? even though hundreds across the globe died from the same thing that very day. This could apply to anything really, and to say everything is a blessing is sort of a cop-out and leaves no room for argument. If your house burned down and your entire family died inside, would that be a blessing? I don't think so.

[mostly harmless]

Originally Posted by Weeziana

This could apply to anything really, and to say everything is a blessing is sort of a cop-out and leaves no room for argument. If your house burned down and your entire family died inside, would that be a blessing? I don't think so.

If you learn something from your house burning down and allow yourself to grow from the experience...then yes it is a blessing...Not every blessing is happy and wonderful, when a person's job here is done, it's done. There is only sorrow for those of us left behind. Sad for us, but still a blessing.