Ooh!! May the Lord
What do you Mean!!
So Marehemu haombewi!! For What!! For How!! I think it's a matter of attitude.
Basically, The positive attitude helps us coast along with pleasure,the negative attitude can make us cynical, pessimistic individuals like you dear.
Marehemu lazima aombewe,unapomuombea unapata baraka zake. A few minutes of silence each day,trying to remember someone who passed away for the bleesing of God, Works Wonders.
This will impart peace of mind and a calm outlook that will help us to cope with life's daily irritants.But hii inategemea na imani uliyonayo.
Hope, you're such person who become cynical and pessimistic when things don't go their way.
You pray and beg the almighty to set things right. Why don't the latter do it on a regular basis?
Why does it take adversities and problems to make them seek God?
May the Lord forgive you for your sins.
Praying for the dead is not a biblical concept. Our prayers have no bearing on someone once he or she has died. The reality is that, at the point of death, one’s eternal destiny is confirmed. Either he is saved through faith in Christ and is in heaven where he is experiencing rest and joy in God’s presence, or he is in torment in hell. The story of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar provides us with a vivid illustration of this truth. Jesus plainly used this story to teach that after death the unrighteous are eternally separated from God, that they remember their rejection of the gospel, that they are in torment, and that their condition cannot be remedied (
Luke 16:19-31).
Often, people who have lost a loved one are encouraged to pray for those who have passed away and for their families. Of course, we should pray for those grieving, but for the dead, no. No one should ever believe that someone may be able to pray for him, thereby effecting some kind of favorable outcome, after he has died. The Bible teaches that the eternal state of mankind is determined by our actions during our lives on earth. “The soul who sins is the one who will die. . . . The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him” (
Ezekiel 18:20).
The writer to the Hebrews tells us, “Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment” (
Hebrews 9:27). Here we understand that no change in one’s spiritual condition can be made following his death—either by himself or through the efforts of others. If it is useless to pray for the living, who are committing “a sin that leads to death” (
1 John 5:16), i.e., continual sin without seeking God’s forgiveness, how could prayer for those who are already dead benefit them, since there is no post-mortem plan of salvation?
The point is that each of us has but one life, and we are responsible for how we live that life. Others may influence our choices, but ultimately we must give an account for the choices we make. Once life is over, there are no more choices to be made; we have no choice but to face judgment. Spend more time on Reading your Bible, ndugu... I hope you got the answer. ... Thanks..
