Struggling with faith: Is Christianity different from other beliefs?

I want to not care about what others say too but sometimes the questions are so good that it stucks with me and the end of the day it really feels like this is just another thing i choose to believe as budhists,native americans, romans,vikings did... And the other thing, we read that you can count on God, He is always with you, this doesnt mean everything will happen as you want to, but again you hear you can count on him that he will be there for you, but then if you ask someone they say it means He protects your soul from evil but in this life He doesnt do anything which for me describes a distant God. He's just there watching us and we are hoping that one day we will be with Him but now we are lost here. Alot of times it sounds like people in pain want to have a meaning of their pain and for me it makes me feel better that there is a better place. This started for me after i lost my dog, i prayed God to protect him but i also knew it will be as He wants too be so i let it happen. Sadly my dog died, i accepted it but after time i realized it made a mark in me, now whenever i have a big problem and i want to pray i ask myself is there a reason to pray if God doesnt intervene? If i know it wont be how i want, whats the point? At the end of the day we can only trust that God will protect our souls but here anything can happen. And people would say "well prayibg is keeping and streghtening the relationship with God" well if you would tell your problems to your mom and she would never do anything about it or say anything, would you tell her in the next time? Would that streghten your relationship? I dont think so. But this is my opinion. Lets take you have s problem and you pray for God to help you,but then you just figure it out by yourself and you go back and thank God for it. Imagine the same with a parent. You ask for their help, they tell you nothing, but you figure it out by yourself and then you go back and say how good parents are they, when you did it alone. Or take the cat god exemple, we know its not a real thing right? But you pray for that thing to help you then life just turns out good and you say its because of the cat god when you had to put down the work. Connecting to Gods love is what people say He is doing for you, but you can tell yourself that theres a cat god loving you and if you believe it 100% you can live a happy life the same way. Alot of non believers go through problems without God and they get through it so either God helps them without they asking it or life just happens to all of us and God doesnt intervene but then theres no point to ask him to help. Then when you are in a problem you can hope in a different world you wont have this but we are in the now and what do you do now? If you cant answer to these its okay i just shared the thoughts im having these days. Since i lost my dog i question why to pray and ask him protection or anything you need at the moment if nothing will happen as you want to...

@PRIV8 - I am so sorry your soul is so filled with turmoil. I understand your questions. I have asked them myself. Here are a few things that I believe to be true that allow me to trust in God. 1. You say God does not intervene- how do you know? even when you say " you have a problem, and you ask God for help, and you figure it out on your own" to me, you were able to figure it out on your own because God guided you to the wisdom you needed. God intervenes in ways we easily miss if we are not paying attention, and sometimes, we find him in the silence, the unanswered prayers are not unanswered, we just might be desiring something that is not what is best for us. 2. Jesus died on the cross for our sins, his suffering was the payment for our salvation. We all too have a degree of suffering we must endure to receive our salvation. If life were easy, why would we need a savior? 3. THE DEVIL EXISTS! and he works forces just as much as God does. Good and Evil have been at war over our souls since the beginning of time. God cast out Lucifer and his fallen angles who fell to Earth and became the unseen, evil forces. When bad things happen to people, that does not automatically indicate God's absence, it indicated the Devil is present and God DOES defeat the Devil BUT WE have to fight against him too. We are all given free will, and so I think that is where a lot of people get confused and say that God is not with them. That Is not true, God allows us to make mistakes, he waits for us and when we pray for guidance, he provides it , but we HAVE to be willing to accept that sometimes, we don't get everything we want. I think you are allowing too many other opinions to sway your belief and you have not allowed yourself to form your own ideas and opinions. I too lost my cat in July. She was my best friend, my heart still hurts, and I miss her every day, but all life must come to an end someday, and her soul is free from pain and suffering and I know her earthly life was good. in the Bible, it says all animals are Gods creation and they have his love and so I believe she is in heaven and I will see her again someday. 4. You don't have to believe in God for him to still provide help, non-belivers are guided by him in the unseen ways, they just look for other explanations rather than entertain the idea that God might have been responsible for a fortunate outcome. I will say, when I pray, I ask for his guidance. They say " God helps those who help themselves" just as our parents raise us to someday go out into the world and be independent and care for ourselves, God gave us freewill to do as we see fit, but when I am troubled, I ask God to guide me to the knowledge I need to figure out the solution, and I ask for patience if my will is not what His will is for me at that time. Let me give you a small example of how I believe God has be present in my life recently. As I said, I lost my beloved Cat in July. I have one cat still and she is VERY tempermental and I was unsure " should I get another kitten? what if that would make my cat angry? but what if I don't get another cat and she is lonely?" So I prayed to God and I asked for guidance in what I should do. 3 months went by and I was still wondering what to do, when I get a call from my husband who said he has found a tiny kitten hidden under a car at his work. I was scared " what if this kitten is sick? what if my cat hates it?" but I felt this sense of... this being meant to be.. so I told my husband to bring her home. She is perfectly healthy after a visit to the vet and SO sweet. She will be meeting my cat soon, we named her evelynn because it sounded sweet, and then I go and look up what that name means and it means " desired child". Also, my husband was not even supposed to be at work that day, but he went in to cover a shift for a sick co-worker. I see Gods hand in my husband making the decision to work on a day he didn't have to, I see Gods hand in putting that kitten exactly where he would find it, I see Gods hand in her being healthy, I see Gods hand in her being very sweet. God will not force his way into your heart, you must invite him in, and you must open you soul and eyes and be vulnerable to see His works and power all around you. The questions and doubt and anger, that's the Devil trying to convince you God does not care, you have to choose to not listen to him, and trust and have FAITH. I am always happy to answer any questions.