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01-11-2016, 06:54 AM
Nanny, I do not for a moment like the notion of using the resources and gifts of this forum for worldly gain. Seeing lottery numbers and going back-and-forth with others about them, seem more appropriate for PMs, or as you mention, for you to disclose among your own family. If someone in your family wins because of it, so be it.
Let's not turn this thread to throwing Bible verses out to each other. Scripture can be used to justify most any behavior, as well as to prohibit many behaviors. Dare we read the account of the Witch of Endor, being used in the Bible to summon Samuel's spirit ... for what?
Fine, if those here view the lottery for what it is, diversion and entertainment, all well and good. To believe for a moment that God's purposes (or any spiritual gain) comes from lottery winnings alone, is a slippery slope. I've been rich and now I am poor, and must be grateful for it. May some time come on this Earth when I am rich again, maybe, but I am not about to push God to make it happen. Our prayers matter most, in changing us, not God.
There is certainly a disconnect as to whom the lottery caters to ... those who oftentimes would gain more benefit from donating their $5, $10, or $20 to a food kitchen, homeless person, or some other charity more visually tangible. The rich, more than not, do not play the lottery; they already accept that the statistical odds are not in their favor; they would rather make their thousands, millions, or billions in a more traditional or old-fashioned way.
The morning after the next Powerball drawing, someone or someones may indeed win; thus, changing their lives. The sad stories of those who borrowed money on their credit cards to purchase dozens of tickets, and not a one winning, will be quickly forgotten by society, and too, will the courts dismiss any lawsuits directed towards the lottery commissions, from anyone who is now further in debt, after having chased a dream.
I am not condemning anyone here for having fun. I am simply asking us to be respectful of what this forum continually seeks, and what the spiritual world grants (by grace) for those who come here. Ask God for lottery numbers; I'd rather ask Him to resurrect my mother from the grave ... that is least already a promise in Scripture.
Let's not turn this thread to throwing Bible verses out to each other. Scripture can be used to justify most any behavior, as well as to prohibit many behaviors. Dare we read the account of the Witch of Endor, being used in the Bible to summon Samuel's spirit ... for what?
Fine, if those here view the lottery for what it is, diversion and entertainment, all well and good. To believe for a moment that God's purposes (or any spiritual gain) comes from lottery winnings alone, is a slippery slope. I've been rich and now I am poor, and must be grateful for it. May some time come on this Earth when I am rich again, maybe, but I am not about to push God to make it happen. Our prayers matter most, in changing us, not God.
There is certainly a disconnect as to whom the lottery caters to ... those who oftentimes would gain more benefit from donating their $5, $10, or $20 to a food kitchen, homeless person, or some other charity more visually tangible. The rich, more than not, do not play the lottery; they already accept that the statistical odds are not in their favor; they would rather make their thousands, millions, or billions in a more traditional or old-fashioned way.
The morning after the next Powerball drawing, someone or someones may indeed win; thus, changing their lives. The sad stories of those who borrowed money on their credit cards to purchase dozens of tickets, and not a one winning, will be quickly forgotten by society, and too, will the courts dismiss any lawsuits directed towards the lottery commissions, from anyone who is now further in debt, after having chased a dream.
I am not condemning anyone here for having fun. I am simply asking us to be respectful of what this forum continually seeks, and what the spiritual world grants (by grace) for those who come here. Ask God for lottery numbers; I'd rather ask Him to resurrect my mother from the grave ... that is least already a promise in Scripture.