A promise to god

[Fatal_Kill]

I was recently locked up for commiting some P.V.'s and some other charges and I was arrested with a warrant. Anyways, while I was locked up I made a promise to god if he gave me another chance with probation and to show I can change, I won't smoke weed until I get off probation. I know it sounds like a dumb promise, but I thought I was about to do a grip. But I only spent a week in JDC until I went to court and every night I prayed to god with the same promise that I wont smoke until I get off probation and I prayed for another chance and I told him i'll accept what ever he does when I go to court. well I go to court with the idea I'm gonna get detained. But I actually got out and It seemed like my prayer came true cause I actually got off easy. My P.O could have slammed me with mad charges when I got the warrant. But I think she is either giving me another chance until I go back to court again, or shes wanting me to mess up again before I go back to court. Anyways, DO YOU guys think I should keep to my promise to god about not smokin til i get off probation, or should I just smoke? I know half of the shit I just wrote you guys dont give a shit about, but I just wanted to get it off of my head. thanks.

[Jessic]

If you make a promise to anyone or anything, you should keep it. If you aren't able to keep a promise, don't make it.

Jx

[LostCause]

quote:Originally posted by Jessic:

If you make a promise to anyone or anything, you should keep it. If you aren't able to keep a promise, don't make it.

Jx

And what's more important is that you don't do anything to get yourself in trouble again. So, this should be less about a promise with god and more about a promise with yourself and your PO.

Cheers,

Lost

[Graemy]

i agree with lost cause

[Fatal_Kill]

Bump

[truorion]

even though I don't believe in God, keep your promise to yourself.

[Digital_Savior]

Either way, God knew what you would end up doing (keeping or breaking your promise) long before you chose.

Meaning, whether you choose to keep your promise to God or not doesn't really matter. He will not be disappointed or surprised. It's a perk of being omniscient.

If you don't intend to keep your promises, don't bother making them.

[Raw_Power]

quote:Originally posted by Digital_Savior:

Either way, God knew what you would end up doing (keeping or breaking your promise) long before you chose.

Meaning, whether you choose to keep your promise to God or not doesn't really matter. He will not be disappointed or surprised. It's a perk of being omniscient.

If you don't intend to keep your promises, don't bother making them.

Oh, so we don't have freewill then? Because if God knows that, he also knows we're going to hell and it's set in stone, we were doomed to hell from the start.

And don't say 'he only knows all the options you can take' because that's belittleing your God; he'd also know which one of the options you'd choose since he knows everything.

[Abrahim]

Keep your promise.

[dsk1231]

"while I was locked up I made a promise to god if he gave me another chance with probation and to show I can change, I won't smoke weed until I get off probation"

what in the world makes you think god has something against weed?