Win by losing

[Ingledsva]

Because, when I was in jail, I thought there was a spirit with me and I asked my dad that person's last name, what the nationality was, and he said it's Swedish , did you know you have Swedish on your mother's side, I didn't know that and the swedes were Vikings, and that's the reason Why the Vikings is my favorite football team.... It would have been very precious to me if the Vikings had made it to the Superbowl when it was celebrated in their own City, and The Vikings have never won the Superbowl.

Besides, football aint Trivial!

I'm Swedish too. And German.

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[Spiderman]

I'm Swedish too. And German.

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My Dad is German

 

[Enoch07]

The point I was trying to make is that Christ won by losing

I wouldn't describe it as losing. We should all be so lucky to find the courage needed to sacrifice ourselves so that others may live, when the time comes. That's called being a hero. They are few and far between nowadays.

 

[Spiderman]

I wouldn't describe it as losing. We should all be so lucky to find the courage needed to sacrifice ourselves so that others may live, when the time comes. That's called being a hero. They are few and far between nowadays.

Point is, he defeated his enemies by being mocked, humiliated, tortured, and killed.... It looked like defeat to his enemies.

 

[SomeRandom]

I've always wondered that myself.

I used to pray for my team's victory. But I was like 7 so take that for what it's worth. Although I do remember an elder laughing saying, I doubt God follows Aussie Rules Football, I'd guess more of a football (soccer) fan.

 

[Spiderman]

didn't even watch the game. I think sports are boring. It was more a test to find out if I'm delusional.
The answer is yes.
I really thought God was helping the Vikings.
Total delusion.

 

[Enoch07]

Point is, he defeated his enemies by being mocked, humiliated, tortured, and killed.... It looked like defeat to his enemies.

His Enemies? He died for the very people that crucified Him! They might have considered Him and threat, but He did not consider them enemies.
Why do you think He said:

Luke 23:34

34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

And then on the cross to the criminals that were crucified with Him:

Luke 23:39-43

39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

But your not entirely wrong. Jesus's only enemy was Satan. So your right on that account. He did defeat Satan on that day.

 

[Vee]

If the Vikings had won, it would have increased my confidence in God, that is one reason why it was important to me.... But oh well! I'm happy about it, praise God!

What about all the supporters from the other team that were also praying for their team to win? Should God calculate the number of prayers from each side and give the victory to the ones who prayed the most or is it better that He stays out of it and let the result be established in the field, by the performance of the players?

 

[shunyadragon]

A waste of time. Maybe if they didn't blow their millions on prostitutes and drugs, while complaining how "Life ain't fair".

You provided some details, but the whole story is even more bizzaro.

 

[Thief]

Here is why my prayers aren't answered:
“Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities (sins) have separated you from God; your sins have hidden his face from you so that He will not hear” (Isaiah 59:1-2).

nah.....

place yourself in the same spot as the Carpenter when the devil came tempting....

if you be the Son of God.....and hungry.....turn the stone to bread and eat

if you be the Son of God.....step from this high place and the angels shall catch you

I gather the notion....even if you pray for your very life....
that prayer might not be answered

even if you BE a Son of God

 

[dianaiad]

Here is why my prayers aren't answered:
“Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities (sins) have separated you from God; your sins have hidden his face from you so that He will not hear” (Isaiah 59:1-2).

So...the Vikings lost because YOU are a sinner?

I wonder if there's a lawsuit in that?

 

[Spiderman]

So...the Vikings lost because YOU are a sinner?

I wonder if there's a lawsuit in that?

If I were truly pure of heart, I think my prayers would be answered...but my prayers would be pure and probably not for the Vikings lol

 

[dianaiad]

If I were truly pure of heart, I think my prayers would be answered...but my prayers would be pure and probably not for the Vikings lol

I have to admit that I don't pray for stuff like that...you know, praying for things that would cause God to play favorites. I get a little obsessive about that, actually. For instance, when I'm about to begin a long drive, I ALWAYS pray for help....not that He will 'keep me safe,' (because perhaps keeping me safe would mean that someone else won't be) but that He will help me be alert, make good decisions and deal with whatever happens...and that He will help me recognize when I am being a stupid driver so that I will stop being a stupid driver.

I can't really do anything about other people being stupid.

Or the Vikings losing a game. Not that I give a hoot about whether the Vikings win or lose. I only like football on Thanksgiving because it keeps the guys out of my hair when I'm fixing dinner.

 

[Spiderman]

I have to admit that I don't pray for stuff like that...you know, praying for things that would cause God to play favorites. I get a little obsessive about that, actually. For instance, when I'm about to begin a long drive, I ALWAYS pray for help....not that He will 'keep me safe,' (because perhaps keeping me safe would mean that someone else won't be) but that He will help me be alert, make good decisions and deal with whatever happens...and that He will help me recognize when I am being a stupid driver so that I will stop being a stupid driver.

I can't really do anything about other people being stupid.

Or the Vikings losing a game. Not that I give a hoot about whether the Vikings win or lose. I only like football on Thanksgiving because it keeps the guys out of my hair when I'm fixing dinner.

I usually don't care who wins at sports...it was stupid of me to pray for such a thing and assume God cares

 

[sandy whitelinger]

View attachment 20128 I was praying really hard that the Vikings would win today, all I can say now is "my God my God why have you forsaken me."

I prayed that God would guide all of their plays and curse Philadelphia Eagles to throw interceptions and make stupid plays.

I was hoping the forces of heaven would bless the Vikings and the forces of hell would curse the eagles. I even prayed to woden, Thor, frigg, freyja, and for the Viking gods and goddesses and spirits of deceased Vikings to all help our team.

The Super Bowl is in my hometown this year, and so it was very important that Vikings would win this game to have a historic Superbowl in their hometown.

God taught me a valuable lesson. The Vikings got their butt kicked worse this game than any other games all year, and this was the only game that I prayed for them to win this year. My prayers did the opposite. The lesson is bless and do not curse. I should have never cursed the Philadelphia Eagles. The other lesson is that God doesn't care about football.

(I prophesy that the Patriots will win the Superbowl. They are God's favorite team. God is patriotic. )

Anyway, I asked God why he let me down, and the answer he seemed to give me is that he wins by losing.

If Jesus was truly God incarnate, look at how he chose to conquer. He chose to be defeated, humiliated, rejected, disappointed, tortured, abandoned by the apostles, and murdered. He chose to win by losing.

God also wants me to be happy about them losing. Just like God wants me to be happy that Christ was crucified. God wants us to be happy about disappointments. He wants us to genuinely feel joy when we are disappointed and be happy about it.

I read a book about a guy that learned that God wanted him to praise him every time something bad happened and thank him for that bad event, and feel genuine joy about the bad thing happening. I was able to truly feel joy about the Vikings losing. By praising God for the disappointments in life, and thanking God for them, it releases God's power into the situation to bring as much good out of it as possible.

I was really looking forward to a historical game where the Vikings win the Superbowl in their hometown. Praise God they lost. Thank you Jesus. Allelujah!

It is good for one's Health to accept all things as if they were the best. Being miserable and disappointed over it does absolutely nothing. Being happy about it is good for the health!

Go Vikings!

James 4:3.