Originally Posted by
meatburger
Sorry but if i was trapped in a burning house and i had to choose to rely on myself or god. I'd be putting my money on myself. I think god gave you free will for a reason. He wants you to not expect anything from him at all. Hes a pretty busy guy and he created you able bodied for a reason
I thought you didn't believe in a god?
Anyway, I halfway agree with you. To explain myself, I don't think it's an either/or, but an and/both. God gives me things and I do stuff with what he's given me. To use your burning house example, if I see a way out I consider it a gift from God and so I use that way to escape.
The way I see it, everything good I have is provided by God. The very fact I live and breathe is thanks to him. And he's given me lots of good things. That doesn't at all mean that I don't be productive and industrious. In fact, I'm supposed to be a good steward of what I have. "To whom much is given, much is required." I live in a wealthy nation and, by many world standards, have been given life on a silver platter. I owe quite a lot to the world. But if I stop seeing what I have as a gift from God, then I start getting possessive and selfish, and, well, I've seen how that can make my life start spiraling down. Being self-absorbed is one of the stupidest things I could do, I think, considering what a rotten thing that would be to absorb oneself in. I'm such an imperfect being it's not even funny! I think I'd do much better by chasing something more virtuous and wholesome. But, anyway, I think I'm getting off topic...
And, yes, I'd say God is a pretty busy guy, but not too busy to pay attention to me, which is why I love him.