my boyfriend was feeling really down because he has a temporary depression. i prayed to God (i'm Christian) and asked if he could make my bf happy and i implied that i'd do anything just to see him happy, even give up my happiness for his. A week later he dumped me and i've never seen him happier. i'm hurt and i'm just wondering if you think it's the work of God or just a weird coincident.
Woodmaster answered Monday March 2 2009, 8:10 pm: be very carefull for what you are praying for, because it may not happen the way you pray for it to happen,prayers only worked when for example you bring it to God and you let Him handle it, which ever way He give it to you and want's you keep thinking possitive that God will answer you, you will provail...but when is the question...just wait... [ Woodmaster's advice column | Ask Woodmaster A Question ]
jbponedme answered Thursday November 13 2008, 2:10 pm: ok. first. im sorry for your loss. it sucks on your part. well I believe that it was the amazing workings of god. you prayed your boyfriend would be happy and well god made that happen. sometimes its the way he wants it. maybe he has something way better for you. and trust me... "god won't give you anything you can't handle" so just keep telling yourself that. you'll soon be as happy as your ex. hope I helped. <3 hilary [ jbponedme's advice column | Ask jbponedme A Question ]
pseudophun answered Thursday October 9 2008, 1:35 pm: You asked for his happiness and you got it. Your prayers were answered. It was a crappy trade-off, I'll give you that, but you got what you asked for.
I am not a Christian anymore, I happen to keep a Pagan faith, but the rules are the same, you can't get something for nothing. On the bright side, you reap what you sow, and karma will come back to you and you, in turn, will be happy as well.
ariannekp answered Wednesday October 8 2008, 7:46 pm: Aww hun I'm sorry your boyfriend broke up with you. I think my opinion differes a lot from the other responses. You prayed that your boyfriend would be happy, and now he his. It is too bad that this entailed breaking up with you, but if there is one thing I know, its that God has a greater plan for us than what we understand.
Who knows? You ex could have been struggling for a while, he could have been confused if dumping you was the wrong thing, if you would be hurt. I believe that it was your selfless act to ask for his happiness that lead the promptings of the spirit to help him feel secure in his decision.
I believe God answers your prayers. Remember "Ask and it shall be given, seek and ye shall find, knock and it will be opened unto you." It was your faithfulness in Christ that lead to your ulitmate goal, for your bofriend to be happy. Please, never forget that God is there to comfort you. If you pray with the same faithfulness, I know you will be able to be comforted, and again feel the joy and love of Christ.
God moves in mysterious ways, but each of these ways is to help you grow and achieve eternal life, "which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God."
WittyUsernameHere answered Wednesday October 8 2008, 7:38 pm: If God didn't stop Sampson from getting his hair cut by Delilah, I seriously doubt the interfered in your relationship.
Your boyfriend was upset about the relationship. He left it,and is happy. It sucks when someone we care about is better off without us, but this isn't divine intervention, its just human incompatibility. [ WittyUsernameHere's advice column | Ask WittyUsernameHere A Question ]
heybbylovee answered Wednesday October 8 2008, 6:03 pm: personally, i only believe in coincidences the first time it happens and the second time, i think of it as a sign from a higher being.
in this case, however, i feel that it's a combination of both God's work and a coincidence.
you, in essence, did ask God to make your boyfriend happy, even if it meant him breaking up with you, which was -- in fact -- what unfortunately occurred, and i'm truly sorry for that.
however, it may have just been a coincidence that he had dumped you. he may be happy now, but his life isn't perfect without you in it, making it a coincidence.
Bella12 answered Wednesday October 8 2008, 4:39 pm: I do not think it is the "work of God" God does not tell people what to feel, he may of helped your boyfriend become happier by leading him to what he has been trying to do for a while but it was not Gods decison for him to dump you. I am sorry for your break up but do not loose confidence in God because of what happened. You will find somebody who will make you happy. All i have to say is to take God seriously and mean every word you say when you pray.
Again I do not think God made you unhappy or made your boyfriend dump you, Your boyfriend may have wanted to break up with you since he was feeling down but didnt want to hurt you. It is better your boyfriend tell you the truth that he doesnt want to be with you than lie and make you believe that he did want to be with you.
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