Is God a Brand Name.....

I don't blog about my faith or religion much. The truth is, I don't know enough about my own faith to speak on it. But today while on Facebook a friend posted about how she thought she had breast cancer this week. Turns out, she doesn't. Now when she posted this today, she posted about how God answers prayers, which really made me think.  So I sent a chat to my wife. This is how it went:

ME: Can I ask you a question?

HER: What? 

ME: A facebook friend just posted that she had a scare this week that she thought she had breast cancer

turns out she went to the doctor today and come to find out she doesn't have it

her post was about how God "really does answer prayers"

Now my question is. Do you think God answers prayers?

and if so, why did he answer her prayer and not mine?

or some starving kid

or crippled

or abused

or homeless

or whomever?

HER: it's just a coincidence that she prayed and got the answer she wanted

ME: I just don't know

HER: people need something to believe in

ME: I find it hard to wrap my brain around God

I'm not sure what I believe? If I believe?

I think maybe there is a God. Or a higher power. But I don't think he gives two shits about if this lady has breast cancer or not.

and is it just something that people say...I pray to God.. blah blah blah?"

sort of like saying, lets go get a coke

even though you're not exactly getting a coke a cola

is God a brand name?

HER:don't you have work to do?

ME: Like, she said God is good. Or God answers prayers...is she really thanking God or something else?

Maybe that's it....Maybe God is a brand name

it's like saying my car is brand new.

lets go get a coke, or hand me a Kleenex

If someone gives you a puffs plus are you gonna say...no I asked for a Kleenex, not puffs.

HER: you have way too much time on your hands

ME: Thank God

HER: omg

ME: or do I really mean....thank myself and my family for supporting me and helping me along the way be a better person and get my degree so that I can have a job where I don't have to work on a factory line busting my butt, but yet have time to contemplate if there is a God.

So, you can clearly see my confusion, which is why I don't blog about it.