What are you mad at God over
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Praise Good man. I was pretty mad at God and when things didn’t work out like I thought, then I got confused, offended, and pretty much lost my faith. I’m gearing up to seek God again, I just have it quite got up the gumption yet. Ive allowed doubt to creep in. I put a lot into that fasting and prayer, and then to get nothing out if it was a big hole in my spirit.
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It occurred to me that I don't find myself asking God for much of anything other than to let me know that He hasn't left me. Maybe that's the same coin. Where you get angry, I struggle against falling into despair. And it doesn't even help if I were to share how He lets me know that He sees, and hears, me, even if I'm only speaking in my heart, since doing so would only result in the opinion that I'm entirely bonkers.
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For sure, there are many who left the faith, when they prayed for something, like for example, healing of a dying family member, cancer, etc. and it didn't happen. We are human, if you don't have doubt you aren't human. How long can you endure? That's tough man...
at 52, can I wait and be faithful like Joseph for 13 years? I'd probably crack. But if the Lord wants to sustain you, he can and will.
at 52, can I wait and be faithful like Joseph for 13 years? I'd probably crack. But if the Lord wants to sustain you, he can and will.
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Yep, there are many verses about why God doesn’t answer - unconfessed sin, not giving finances because of ill intent, not healing, not His time, not His way, etc etc.
It’s kind of like when Israelites (and Hophni and Phineas) got the Ark if the Covenant in the camp. They were so pumped that the ground shook. And yet they were both defeated and died, and Israel suffered one of its greatest defeats. Of course we know that Hophni and Phineas were totally corrupt and thought they could go into battle and win just because they had the Ark. Not only was God exceedingly angry, but He destroyed them and Eli completely. Many of us think we can just seek God and that’s it, or fast and think God will automatically adhere to us, but it doesn’t work that way. I’ve learned that if you fast and God is not telling you to, or you have unconfessed sin, then you are in danger of stirring Gods wrath against you, as I did. Then you’re worse off than when you started. God will not bend to our demands or requests if we do not meet His criteria. Period.
And so, many Christians have invoked His wrath and sought Him either with unclean hands or unconfessed sin or wrong motives and are now in a bad situation. What can they do? Tough one.
It’s kind of like when Israelites (and Hophni and Phineas) got the Ark if the Covenant in the camp. They were so pumped that the ground shook. And yet they were both defeated and died, and Israel suffered one of its greatest defeats. Of course we know that Hophni and Phineas were totally corrupt and thought they could go into battle and win just because they had the Ark. Not only was God exceedingly angry, but He destroyed them and Eli completely. Many of us think we can just seek God and that’s it, or fast and think God will automatically adhere to us, but it doesn’t work that way. I’ve learned that if you fast and God is not telling you to, or you have unconfessed sin, then you are in danger of stirring Gods wrath against you, as I did. Then you’re worse off than when you started. God will not bend to our demands or requests if we do not meet His criteria. Period.
And so, many Christians have invoked His wrath and sought Him either with unclean hands or unconfessed sin or wrong motives and are now in a bad situation. What can they do? Tough one.
Hi Burn, I appreciate your honest question and I commend you for being plucky enough to ask it. 😎
I don't know what you are petitioning God for, but it's possible He hasn't answered the way you want because He knows it's not the best thing for you.
I was mad at God for several years. And to this day, I have to acknowledge it as the dumbest thing I ever did. FINALLY I realized that my anger was ruining my life and my relationship with Him. So I turned over the thing I was wanting/hoping/praying for, and asked Him to make me content without it.
And honestly, I have to say He answered that prayer. Not the prayer for the thing I wanted, mind you.... it's been 15 years since and still no dice. But He DID answer my prayer for contentment. So I really can't complain. And along the way I learned something about trusting Him and His plan and timing, too.
I don't know what you are petitioning God for, but it's possible He hasn't answered the way you want because He knows it's not the best thing for you.
I was mad at God for several years. And to this day, I have to acknowledge it as the dumbest thing I ever did. FINALLY I realized that my anger was ruining my life and my relationship with Him. So I turned over the thing I was wanting/hoping/praying for, and asked Him to make me content without it.
And honestly, I have to say He answered that prayer. Not the prayer for the thing I wanted, mind you.... it's been 15 years since and still no dice. But He DID answer my prayer for contentment. So I really can't complain. And along the way I learned something about trusting Him and His plan and timing, too.
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