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When unanswered prayers lead to spiritual doubt

I have been praying for my chronic pain to heal for seven years and it only gets worse and I am starting to think either God does not care or I am being punished for something.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Prolonged suffering without relief can transform faith from comfort into a source of additional anguish and self-blame.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Faith and suffering — the theodicy question?”

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