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BenFTW

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I understand you. I know the emotions flowing through you, as your breaths become shallow and deep. You see your situation and are hurting. You are angry, and distraught. I know these feelings all too well, as I know what its like to be trodden down by looking in the mirror. You might even blame God, and direct some of your frustrations towards Him. He, however, isn't to blame.

How can we be angry at God, who is the one that can deliver us? He can heal, and set free. As much as we think upon God's sovereignty and why we are in our particular situation, let us keep in mind that He still holds the key to our victory. Don't be angry with God, rather seek His deliverance and mercy. He is gracious and kind. Read His word and see who He is. Of all the things God has shown in His word it is that He is faithful to fulfill His word.

So, yes, I understand you. I know the emotions flowing through you. You are not alone in such a mindset of solitude, but there is solidarity. God is not the one to be blamed. Repent. He is your deliver, and He loves you. Seek Him, for He is good and gracious.
 

Prov910

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I know some are angry with God because of the state of the world. I've heard people say, "How can I love a God who allows child brain cancer to exist?" And I have to admit, the state of the world is very discouraging when you think of all the wars, famine, disease, crime and sin going on. But I think these things are largely due to our own choices and actions. We could have lived in the perfect nirvana of Eden and tabernacled with God on a personal, daily basis. But we--Adam and Eve--chose to forsake God. We chose Satan. In essence, we were the ones who introduced evil into the world. So the state of the world is largely our own doing. And because of this evil state humanity is now in, we each need to find a way back to God. Prayer is a good start.
 
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People can get angry with God because of their wrong perception of who He really is. If religion tells us that "God" kills your child to teach you something or brings calamity to your household - no one's heart can trust a being like that.

I believe many people are angry with God because of what false teaching has said the nature of God is like. Jesus is perfect theology. He came to reveal the Father to us. What ever perception we have of God which doesn't line up with what Christ showed us while on this earth - that perception will be skewed and wrong.
 
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sevenseas

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I understand you. I know the emotions flowing through you, as your breaths become shallow and deep. You see your situation and are hurting. You are angry, and distraught. I know these feelings all too well, as I know what its like to be trodden down by looking in the mirror. You might even blame God, and direct some of your frustrations towards Him. He, however, isn't to blame.

How can we be angry at God, who is the one that can deliver us? He can heal, and set free. As much as we think upon God's sovereignty and why we are in our particular situation, let us keep in mind that He still holds the key to our victory. Don't be angry with God, rather seek His deliverance and mercy. He is gracious and kind. Read His word and see who He is. Of all the things God has shown in His word it is that He is faithful to fulfill His word.

So, yes, I understand you. I know the emotions flowing through you. You are not alone in such a mindset of solitude, but there is solidarity. God is not the one to be blamed. Repent. He is your deliver, and He loves you. Seek Him, for He is good and gracious.

This is a topic it seems we do not hear much about. How many would like to admit they are or have been, angry at God?

There seems to be alot of people here who are angry for God

Either way, nothing good comes from it.

We do thrash around in our own emotions at times but the bottom line is what you say

'He is your deliver, and He loves you. Seek Him, for He is good and gracious.' That's about the only thing to remember.
 
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BeyondET

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I've never been angry with God, I love God I've always have, no matter how tough the road is, it is for a purpose, theres a reason for why this and why that. sometimes things aren't always answered and that's ok by me, for I do believe God knows best for my life.
 
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FreeNChrist

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If you're angry with God, you're angry with God. It's no good pretending you aren't. It's not like He doesn't already know. Take it to Him. Let Him have it....He can take it. And He can take it away. He is for you, not against you.
 
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BeyondET

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Things I've heard among folks around me in my life are stuff like this, man why did God place this plate in my lap or angry because they blame temption as a cause. how many folks don't own up to their own mistakes and look to blame God or evil for there own mistakes. if you sin or make a wrong choice, own up to it and say yes God I've done this all on my own it's all my fault and I should have known better please forgive me for I know not what I do.
 
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BeyondET

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If you look at the history of the blame game it's been around since man has walked the earth. Adam did it, he didn't say man I screwed up if had only listen to you God.
 
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I forgot to post those verses.

Genesis 3:11-13… And He said "who told you that you were naked?" Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
 
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When I lost my mum 15 years ago, it was the first time I questioned my perspective of God after having been brought up in roman catholic schools, with a devout self-righteous Christian father, and a humble Christ-like mother like she was. However it took me about 3 years of being so angry at God, to get over this and realise the perception of God, and the only true perception of God, and that is that God is Love.

When I'm close to God I know it, when I'm against God I know it. When I ask God for answers I often receive them and it can be in many forms. Call it coincidence, but this is one of the languages of God I believe, and some here may or may not agree. But when I realised that God was Love, as in like a eureka of understanding 'what' it means, a revelation, I went round to my fathers house that same day, and my little sister had copied one of my mums many calligraphic wooden plaques she used to make, from scriptures. And the one she had copied on paper, was God is Love. Just a mere coincidence?

Now I could go about trying to explain in words, and the words of the bible all day, but... one does not know what water is until they know it. I think God is like this too, and the perception of God. It is only when we are touched, that we come to know. Many seek, but are blinded by their own limited perspectives.

In Gods love we must also be that cue for other people, non-believers, or, people who have lost faith based on an erroneous perspective, to bring God into their life and touch them in a way that makes them know God like they didn't know God before.

And yes, being Christ-like in our choices, is how we do that. This is what Jesus taught. Treat everyone equally, love our enemies, break down walls.

Every person has their place, and we don't need to fear them or think that God didn't send them, or that they are going to ruin God's world, or push people away from God.

Next time you encounter the worldly concept of a 'troll', try to befriend them. You will find that underneath that veneer is a heart in turmoil, and one that doesn't feel much love. And I have to say that because I've seen here, assumptions on people as being trolls, and yet this is a complete denial that there is a person behind that veneer, or that they have anything to teach us, especially about our patience.

It is those who are most troubled that we are called to help. Because if you can make a believer out of someone in gross spiritual turmoil, or misguided perspective, think of all the people who may be unaffected 'by them' in the future.

It is so easy to push people away, or to say 'this is a wall, you are on the other side of it, you are the enemy', and yet thinking clearly about these actions; you are saying, go make a victim out of someone else.

Yes there is sacrifice in that, and possible collateral, but more destructive collateral to themselves or to others, from doing nothing or running away. Would we be who we are or have become, and would Christianity exist, if Jesus avoided being crucified?

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
 
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BeyondET

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When I lost my mum 15 years ago, it was the first time I questioned my perspective of God after having been brought up in roman catholic schools, with a devout self-righteous Christian father, and a humble Christ-like mother like she was. However it took me about 3 years of being so angry at God, to get over this and realise the perception of God, and the only true perception of God, and that is that God is Love.

When I'm close to God I know it, when I'm against God I know it. When I ask God for answers I often receive them and it can be in many forms. Call it coincidence, but this is one of the languages of God I believe, and some here may or may not agree. But when I realised that God was Love, as in like a eureka of understanding 'what' it means, a revelation, I went round to my fathers house that same day, and my little sister had copied one of my mums many calligraphic wooden plaques she used to make, from scriptures. And the one she had copied on paper, was God is Love. Just a mere coincidence?

Now I could go about trying to explain in words, and the words of the bible all day, but... one does not know what water is until they know it. I think God is like this too, and the perception of God. It is only when we are touched, that we come to know. Many seek, but are blinded by their own limited perspectives.

In Gods love we must also be that cue for other people, non-believers, or, people who have lost faith based on an erroneous perspective, to bring God into their life and touch them in a way that makes them know God like they didn't know God before.

And yes, being Christ-like in our choices, is how we do that. This is what Jesus taught. Treat everyone equally, love our enemies, break down walls.

Every person has their place, and we don't need to fear them or think that God didn't send them, or that they are going to ruin God's world, or push people away from God.

Next time you encounter the worldly concept of a 'troll', try to befriend them. You will find that underneath that veneer is a heart in turmoil, and one that doesn't feel much love. And I have to say that because I've seen here, assumptions on people as being trolls, and yet this is a complete denial that there is a person behind that veneer, or that they have anything to teach us, especially about our patience.

It is those who are most troubled that we are called to help. Because if you can make a believer out of someone in gross spiritual turmoil, or misguided perspective, think of all the people who may be unaffected 'by them' in the future.

It is so easy to push people away, or to say 'this is a wall, you are on the other side of it, you are the enemy', and yet thinking clearly about these actions; you are saying, go make a victim out of someone else.

Yes there is sacrifice in that, and possible collateral, but more destructive collateral to themselves or to others, from doing nothing or running away. Would we be who we are or have become, and would Christianity exist, if Jesus avoided being crucified?

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
Very good post, speaks volume :)

I'm sorry you lost your mother but not forever just the opposite.

My dad just died this past valentines day from a battle with cancer. but I know his at rest and not fighting that anymore.
 

Sac49

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Before i understood certain things i would get angry at God. Something would happen and in the quiet of my home i would yell "why are you doing this to me!". I didnt want to "own up" to the mistakes i made or the problems i caused. I wanted to blame someone or anything else besides myself. For me this was part of the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in me. This was how i had to learn certain things.

The Holy Spirit works differently in each of us. In me He had to teach me that i couldnt try to pass the blame onto someone else. I had to learn that i myself made those choices. I had to learn to "own up" to the poor choices i made. The Holy Spirit drove me to study things like Justification, sactification, the Attributes of God and the Sovereingty of God. Thru these deep studies and deep thinking He taught me that it was me who caused those problems and i had to "own up" to what i did.

I had to learn to change my life one step at a time. Sanctification is not usually a "quick fix" type of work being done within us. We all too often expect our lives to be changed immediately. We have to learn to crawl before we walk but i was expecting to be able to run right away. I wasnt allowing the Holy Spirit to work at the pace i needed to grow. I wanted what i wanted and i wanted it NOW!

I was judging myself against others and where they were in their walk with Christ. We dont all grow at the same pace and we arent all taught the same things at the same time. The sanctifying work is not a "classroom" setting but an individual teaching one on one with the Holy Spirit.

BeyondET says he never got angry at God because the teaching for him was different from the teaching i needed. I had to get angry at God to learn certain things. Open your eyes to the teaching you are receiving not where someone else is in their growth. BeyondET and i are two different people and we each had a "learning curriculum" that was specially made for each of us. I wish i would have never gotten angry at God but i needed that to grow in my faith.

God bless you all and may we never stop growing closer to Jesus.
 

notuptome

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Love of sin creates enmity in the heart against the righteousness of God. Can a man who is born again be angry with God? Can a man who is born again and has the mind of Christ be angry with God?

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
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BeyondET

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Before i understood certain things i would get angry at God. Something would happen and in the quiet of my home i would yell "why are you doing this to me!". I didnt want to "own up" to the mistakes i made or the problems i caused. I wanted to blame someone or anything else besides myself. For me this was part of the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in me. This was how i had to learn certain things.

The Holy Spirit works differently in each of us. In me He had to teach me that i couldnt try to pass the blame onto someone else. I had to learn that i myself made those choices. I had to learn to "own up" to the poor choices i made. The Holy Spirit drove me to study things like Justification, sactification, the Attributes of God and the Sovereingty of God. Thru these deep studies and deep thinking He taught me that it was me who caused those problems and i had to "own up" to what i did.

I had to learn to change my life one step at a time. Sanctification is not usually a "quick fix" type of work being done within us. We all too often expect our lives to be changed immediately. We have to learn to crawl before we walk but i was expecting to be able to run right away. I wasnt allowing the Holy Spirit to work at the pace i needed to grow. I wanted what i wanted and i wanted it NOW!

I was judging myself against others and where they were in their walk with Christ. We dont all grow at the same pace and we arent all taught the same things at the same time. The sanctifying work is not a "classroom" setting but an individual teaching one on one with the Holy Spirit.

BeyondET says he never got angry at God because the teaching for him was different from the teaching i needed. I had to get angry at God to learn certain things. Open your eyes to the teaching you are receiving not where someone else is in their growth. BeyondET and i are two different people and we each had a "learning curriculum" that was specially made for each of us. I wish i would have never gotten angry at God but i needed that to grow in my faith.

God bless you all and may we never stop growing closer to Jesus.
Great post and I agree God allows each of us to have our own feelings and reactions to things and like you mentioned it comes down to how we learn from it and grow and the truth in it.
 
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BeyondET

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Somethings Sac49 we aren't different at all, I myself had to learn to change my life from one step at a time and still do. :)
 
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BeyondET

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God bless you all, I'm heading to DMV O boy I can't wait for the line of people, I'm still learning patience haha..

Last post, my hope is that people don't hold that angry in for years and years it will do nothing but discourage you and possible turn you from God. I surely wouldn't want that of people.
 

Sac49

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Somethings Sac49 we aren't different at all, I myself had to learn to change my life from one step at a time and still do. :)
Oh yes for sure. One step at a time in Gods time.
 

Sac49

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God bless you all, I'm heading to DMV O boy I can't wait for the line of people, I'm still learning patience haha..

Last post, my hope is that people don't hold that angry in for years and years it will do nothing but discourage you and possible turn you from God. I surely wouldn't want that of people.
Gotta love the DMV lines lol. Patience is something we all have to learn.

I agree. Anger held in can lead to dicouragement and depression. I think that is why i had to "yell" at God during those times. I had to let out my frustration. Unfortunately i did fall into a depression for a bit due to my anger at the time. Fortunately i did learn from my mistakes. And looking back i can see what God was teaching me. If only we could see that as we go thru it. As i learned to open myself to God He taught me so much. If we dont open ourselves to the Holy Spirit we can miss so much.
 
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Amazing-Grace

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I know some are angry with God because of the state of the world. I've heard people say, "How can I love a God who allows child brain cancer to exist?" And I have to admit, the state of the world is very discouraging when you think of all the wars, famine, disease, crime and sin going on. But I think these things are largely due to our own choices and actions. We could have lived in the perfect nirvana of Eden and tabernacled with God on a personal, daily basis. But we--Adam and Eve--chose to forsake God. We chose Satan. In essence, we were the ones who introduced evil into the world. So the state of the world is largely our own doing. And because of this evil state humanity is now in, we each need to find a way back to God. Prayer is a good start.
I saw a post on facebook just last evening, it was devastating and I thought to share it on my own timeline but I had second thoughts about doing so because I thought to myself "if one of my atheist family members/friends were to see it, the first thing they will say is "how can there be a God when this kind of thing is happening in the world".

I think God allowing terrible things is one of the most difficult things to explain to an atheist because they don't believe in anything beyond this life - actually if I'm honest the thought occurs to me sometimes....apologies if I have veered a little off-topic but the above comment brought this to mind. I will see if I can post what I saw here - don't hold your breath though lol.