Why do people lose faith in God?

Answer 1

One of the main reasons people loose faith in God is because of the universal question WHY? Why did God allow this to happen?. Why did not God do this or that. Why does God allow war. If God loves all mankind why...? And so on and so on.

Answer 2

Opinion

Christians misplace their trust in God if they are in a state of disobedience from God and His word. If they have no intention of doing what God says, then they ought not to pretend to be trusting Him to lead them to do things of which He clearly does not approve. No Christian, who is truly intending to follow God and His will (the author of this included) has ever found trust in God to be misplaced. In fact every promise of God always proves true. God even proves Himself much more trustworthy than people are willing to believe and trust Him for. A non-existent God could never of course do anything for anyone, especially things which are outside of a persons belief or expectation, or trust. That God is willing to do "ábundantly more than what we can ask or think'' demonstrates the kind of person He is. It also shows that when things work out this way that they are not psychological wishful thinking or inventions of the mind, but the real dealings of a loving God with man - a God who knows infinitely better than we do. Christianity is a learning process. Time and experience (willingness too) help us to unravel the years of our flesh training us. All our natural instincts are opposite to gods ways. Preachers can show us examples in The Bible of people trusting in god and god pulling through in miraculous ways, but when it comes down to being short on the rent we tend to panic and we look to ways that we can solve this problem of our own accord, which is sometimes in accordance with gods will, lol, like getting an nighttime job cleaning floors or security guard.

I believe "passing the plate" in church is a way that churches openly show their lack of trust in god to pay the bills. I believe the proper pattern is a box at the back with a hole in it for tithes and offerings which is 10% minimum. Sometimes a lack of trust is a byproduct of not being taught well.

You mentioned trust not faith, faith is different than trust. Trust is an important factor. The apostle peter when he was hanging upside down dying had trust in God to redeem his soul from the grave, obviously his faith got him there.

Answer 3

There are many things that ordinary mortals do not have any real control over. In these cases, it provides a sense of comfort to believe that, somewhere up there, a deity is willing to help, if only we perform the appropriate rites such as prayer. This sense of comfort often helps people get through difficult times.

On the other hand, this trust is misplaced if people begin to rely on God to solve problems that are within their own ability to solve. As Oliver Cromwell said, "fear God but keep your powder dry." As a committed Christian, he was saying that faith in God is important, but only people can really control events.

Answer 4

People may lose faith in God due to experiencing difficult life events, feeling that prayers are unanswered, questioning religious teachings or beliefs, encountering moral or ethical dilemmas, or struggling with personal doubts or disappointments. Each individual's journey with faith is unique and can be influenced by a variety of factors.