I didn't mean to sound so negative toward religion or God when I posted. It's just that I don't have much positive experience when it comes to this subject. When I was little and my parents fought, I would pray that something, anything would happen to stop the noise and fighting, then instead of silence I would hear dishes breaking and the fighting increase. I always wondered why would God torment a child like that? I never prayed asking for materialistic things, I only prayed asking that my family is safe, happy, and healthy.