Do you believe things happen for a reason?

[cateyes1]

Why or why not do you believe that?....can you give examples?

[msmoneybags48]

I believe things do happen for a reason.  Sometimes things happen when you expect them to, and there are times when they happen when you don't expect them to.  When you expect them to happen, it doesn't happen when you want it to.  I do know this; when it happens, it will happen right on time.

[Timberlan127]

I believe everything happens for a reason. There are too many times when someone changes there mind at the last minute and doesn't do something they planned only to have something awful happen to the people that went.
Some things are just conroled by fate.

[bhiett]

I believe a lot of incidents or situations are divinely engineered but not everything, as human error, ill-will, and unwise decisions enter in to confound circumstances and alter outcomes; but I also am convinced that God can and will take even bad situations and turn them into good for those who trust and follow Him, as He has promised.

[meg0694]

I always say things happen for a reason.  I guess it makes you able to deal with the situation at hand.

[jcalexis]

Everything on Earth happens for a reason. God has control over everything.

[dwggs]

Yes I do believe ... There was a girl that I used to work with and the day she had her baby her dad stayed home from work to go see her .... the date was 9/11/2001 and he worked in the twin towers in New York ... I truly believed that for some reason it was not his time to go and fate intervened.

[hitch0403]

I hate this saying.What are we puppets and God is the puppeteer?The bible says time and unforseen occurrence befalls everyone.In other words sometimes you might be in the wrong place at the wrong time.Maybe you bought the lottery ticket at the right time.

Many say God knew Adam would sin.If that was the case why did he even bother warning him of penalty of death if he dis-obeyed?Freedom of choice was involved here.It certainly wouldnt be fair to Gods creation if HE knew the outcome ALL the time.The answer is God has control of that...when to see ahead and when NOT to.Love is also involved.

Jesus said when you know the truth it sets you free from all these superstitions etc.The world is blinded by Satan.Many think they get a hearing if they repeat a prayer over and over.Jesus warned it is foolish to do so.Yet christendom prays that way sadly.

So if 1 gets drunk and gets behind the wheel of a car thinking he can drive and smashes his car and hurts others too...did God control that?NO..it happened for a reason.....the drunk was stupid enuff to try and drive while bombed so if thats your assessment of something happening for a reason that is correct.

Wake up.....dont use the piece of wood to help you get warm and then cook with it....then carve an image and bow down to a dead piece of wood and refer to it as a god or good luck charm!!

[hitch0403]

Can You Control Your Destiny?

IS OUR ultimate destiny predetermined? Do the choices we make in life have no effect on our future?
Suppose man is master of his own fate. In this case, could any individual be foreordained to perform a specific task or occupy a certain office? And how could God accomplish his will for the earth if humans were free to shape their own destiny? The Bible provides satisfying answers to these questions.
Predestination and Free Will—Reconcilable?
Consider how Jehovah God made us. “In God’s image he created [man]; male and female he created them,” states the Bible. (Genesis 1:27) Made in God’s likeness, we have the ability to reflect his qualities, such as love, justice, wisdom, and power. God has also given us the gift of free will, or freedom of choice. This makes us unique among his earthly creation. We can choose whether we will follow God’s moral guidance or not. That is why the prophet Moses could say: “I do take the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you today, that I have put life and death before you, the blessing and the malediction; and you must choose life in order that you may keep alive, you and your offspring, by loving Jehovah your God, by listening to his voice and by sticking to him.”—Deuteronomy 30:19, 20.
The gift of freedom of choice, though, does not mean absolute freedom. It does not free us from the physical and moral laws that God made for the stability and peace of the universe. These laws were set up for our good, and any violation of them could lead to serious consequences. Just think of what would happen if we chose to ignore the law of gravity and jumped off the roof of a tall building!—Galatians 6:7.

[imonlybleeding]

Of course things happen for a reason. Look up synchronicity and Synchro-destiny.

[aflyingmonkey]

Not that this is exactly on topic, but sort of......

I used to believe in karma, that what goes around comes around.  I've drawn the conclusion recently  that there is no such thing.  I've seen too many not that good people become successful, & it is because they step on people climbing up, they look out for themselves only & are successful. 

[sgluckadoo]

No, not really. I think things happen due to a series of choices and consequences and that there is nothing operating behind why or when things happen.

[dreamyxo]

Yes.  There are no accidents, everything is for a purpose.

[lynnc35]

I sure do, I believe it is all a part of God's plan for us, He can see the whole picture while we only get a glimpse from a human perspective, I have seen how He puts things together in my life and makes everything come out okay, when I think it will be bad.

[yikes77]

Absolutely, especially these days.  Fate, divine intervention...you just never know.