Parable of the Drowning Man : Prayer is Laziness (Unless....) : Thoughts and Prayers Don't Build Wells, Hard Work and Money Does

Parable of the Drowning Man

Prayer is Laziness (Unless....)

Thoughts and Prayers Don't Build Wells - Hard Work and Money Does

By Adam Mundorf


Parable of the Drowning Man
There is a story that is often told in churches about a man who prays to God to save him from floods.  He has offers from people in rowboats and helicopters to get him saved from the flood.  He refuses each one and says God will save him.  He eventually drowns in the water and goes to heaven.  He asks God : "Why didn't you save me?"  God said : "I tried!  I sent you rowboats and helicopters to save you but you turned each one down."  

The moral of the story is that God helps those who help themselves.  How selfish is it to wish for change but not get to work with your own two hands.  What makes you deserving of handouts when you put forth no effort yourself?


Prayer is Laziness (Unless....)
In my opinion, people use prayer as a form of procrastination and laziness instead of getting to work trying to get what they want.  If God is a granter of prayers, I think he expects you to put immense effort in.  How selfish is it to expect something for nothing......

I believe that prayer is laziness unless it is prayers of gratitude.  Be thankful for what you do have instead of always having your hand out for more.  Everybody knows that one spoiled kid who cries over his Christmas presents not being good enough.  It's not a pretty sight and honestly is a bit sad for the parents that probably worked hard for those gifts.....  

So maybe next time you pray to the greater good (God) maybe say thank you instead of having your hand out for more.... You might be surprised at the results.


Thoughts and Prayers Don't Build Wells, Hard Work and Money Does
It's easy to sit in suburbanite paradise and pray that the underprivileged finds clean sources of water.  It's as useless as mopping in the rain.  People use thoughts and prayers to act like they're doing something but in reality are doing nothing at all.  They say prayer is the best way to talk with God, I guess the people in Auschwitz just had a bad reception right?  

Let's put something straight : Money and sweat builds wells in other countries.  Money, sweat and blood wins wars.  Money and hard work helps the homeless.  People will rarely deploy themselves to do the hard work because well, it's hard!

If you really want to make an impact, you need to get out there and act.

Just don't do this :

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Why Do You Want to Be Like Them? : The Realization I'm Not Conventionally Smart - Crying in the Car

Image
  Why Do You Want to Be Like Them? The Realization I'm Not Conventionally Smart - Crying in the Car By Adam Mundorf Why Do You Want to Be Like Them? This blog will be mostly my inner monologue with some questions along the way, just for a warning.  I'm putting my thoughts down and through that process to find some 'a-ha' moments.  It's self exploration. I get asked often about why I'm comfortable where I am in life because my chosen profession isn't what most people would want.  I'm not an exactly ambitious individual but am content with my own lot in life.  People respond typically with an almost pity and that perplexes me.  Maybe it's because I have such simple wants and desires.  I value the inexpensive/simple pleasures in life.  I value peace and quiet, a comfortable bed, cute animals and running water.  I for sure get if you burdened your life with obligations i.e, family, huge debts and/or some idealistic dream of being fabulously wealt...
Read more

Company Parties : Walk Beside Me not Behind Me : The 'Christian' CEO's

Image
  Company Parties Walk Beside Me not Behind Me The 'Christian' CEO's By Adam Mundorf 'True leading is sacrifice, not privilege.' Company Parties What a kick in the face company parties are.  No money for raises but money for lavish and extravagant parties?  Cutting hours but have money for banquets?  Seems a bit hypocritical doesn't it?  A rising tide raises all ships and all these silly parties do is drain the ocean.  Lets be honest, most people want the cash because we have bills and actual expenses that aren't solved with a pizza party or catered dinner.  We have goals and aspirations where an extra 20 bucks can provide dividends into the future.  Skip the party and distribute the cash.  Your employees will love that more than any party you could throw.  Quite frankly, it's insulting that a company could even throw a party while simultaneously cutting hours.  What a kick in the nuts.   Walk Beside Me not Behind Me A big...
Read more

What I Learned During the Dale Carnegie Course : Three Largest Lessons

Image
  What I Learned During the Dale Carnegie Course Three Largest Lessons By Adam Mundorf What I Learned During the Dale Carnegie Course Recently, the company I work for decided to host a Dale Carnegie Course for all of its managers and leadership team.  Dale Carnegie is a course meant to enhance leadership qualities while giving you thought provoking scenarios and lessons to use in the real world.  I had a really good time, it allowed me to get out of my comfort zone and taught me three valuable lessons (there are more but I want to limit this blog to the three biggest lessons I learned).  Here they are : Lesson #1 - Adam 'Pause' Mundorf - Avoiding the Stutter Now, anyone who knows me, knows that I've had somewhat of a stutter since a young age.  I'm not talking like King George the Sixth but it's there.  It gave me grief as a childhood but as I got older, it got funnier because I knew it wasn't a disability but my brain moving entirely too fast for my mouth....
Read more