This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen. It's an explanation other people will understand.
A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects.
When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: "I don't believe that God exists."
"Why do you say that?" asked the customer.
"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine loving a God who would allow all of these things."
The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and un-kept.
The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist."
"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber. "I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"
"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside."
"Ah, but barbers DO exist! What happens is, people do not come to me."
"Exactly!"- affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens, is, people don't go to Him and do not look for Him. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."
If you KNOW God exists, send this to other people--- If you think God doesn't exist, then just delete it!
BE BLESSED & BE A BLESSING!
"Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you're not willing to move your feet."
If you are wondering where I've been it's simple! I like to play poker and have been trying them out. My verdict is in and from party poker to fulltilt poker one thing is for sure. The better a player is the more difficult it is to win. Now I know what's good poker and lucky poker. Yet I've seen more good hands get beat than I've ever seen watching it on TV. So much in fact that I will write them about what I've noticed. Yes I'm pissed because I enjoy playing and talking with the other players. For the game to be fair one must believe that there's a change every hand. When I can sit for hours and enjoy the competition it is disheartning not to win. Yes I'm a competitor only when I see bullshit as this there must be an outlet for my frustration. These socalled poker sites are driving me crazy. Thanks, got to get back to my table.
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