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[quote=Anonymous]Having faith doesn't mean that God will make everything like you hoped it would be. Magical thinking is that you can pray and have faith and your grandchild will be healed. That is using God like a magic wand to fix everything. 
Having faith is believing that even if the bad thing happens, you will get through it. You will find the strength to support your grandchild and it's parents in the ways they need.

I find that some people with "faith" use the fact that they prayed away the bad thing as proof that their faith was the thing that did it. It's a subtle belief that as long as they are a good (insert religion) that God will take away the bad thing. And unconsciously believe that when bad things happen to other people, it's because they didn't pray enough or have deep enough faith. Then when a bad thing happens to YOU, your underlying belief is shaken. "I'm so good. I pray, I have faith, I'm good to others, How can God let this happen to me?"

I's the difference between believing God is a puppet master controlling things, vs God is a clock maker that made the clock and set things in motion, but does not control the clock. 
You have now discovered that God is a clock maker. Your prayer and faith had no bearing on the outcome. And prayer and faith aren't about getting the outcome you desire. It's about connecting to the clock God created. It's about finding peace in the universe as it is, not how you want it to be.[/quote]

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