I often scoff at preachers who say this. What do they know? Obviously they don't know the inner workings of God and Jesus. It's not the praying part that I disagree with. Obviously I pray to God just as much as the next Christian. But I'm not a fool. Uttering a prayer won't magically fix your car. Uttering a prayer won't miraculously pay your grocery bill. And uttering prayers certainly didn't stop the Romans from invading Jerusalem in 70 A. D.
God is not a normal 24 hour a day customer support line. It's this simple. If you know nothing about auto mechanics, God is not going to help you land an auto mechanics job. End of story. If you can't cook your own meals, why would you think God would land you a culinary occupation? God is not going to let you pursue a truck driving job when you have poor eyesight. And you're not going to acquire a corporate managerial position if you've never graduated high school.
And the same is true when it comes to bullyism. Just because you pray doesn't mean that your bully is going to magically disappear before your eyes. It doesn't happen like that. Some people waste their entire lives bullying others. And sometimes God permits this to happen. Why? Because there are things we can do to put an end to this kind of bullying, but we refuse to do so.
Studying God's Holy Bible is a very good habit to get into. It corrects your attitude towards the things you experience in life. It's a great thing to have in a time of trouble. But the Bible doesn't teach you how to fix a car. Nor does it teach you how to prepare fine culinary dishes. The Bible teaches you how to turn a house into a God respecting home, but it doesn't tell you how to build the house in the first place. The Bible should be the center of your education, but it shouldn't be the only thing you learn from. God doesn't forbid you to read a mathematics book. God doesn't forbid you to learn a second language. God doesn't forbid you to build a computer. And God doesn't mind if you study Accounting.
So open your academic books and study them carefully. And watch my videos if you start having problems learing the material in the books.
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