Let’s interact on any of the following questions–or others your may have:
- How do we deal with our frustration or anger with God?
- What is the danger of staying angry with God?
- How does one step close to God after being frustrated–what’s involved?
- How does a person analyze his or her expectations to make sure they align with what’s real about God and how God operates?
- How do I figure out whether or not I am going about a particular thing in “God’s way”?
- Where are you perhaps not making the most of the days you have with the people that you care about?
I see I am not the only one who has wrestled with being angry with God since after a week no one else has tried to tackle such tough and personally hard hitting questions. I waited so long because, I really didn’t want to admit that I had had a anger issue even though if you asked anyone near me, like my sons, they would have told you,”dah.” A little over a year ago, if someone asked me if I was angry with God, I would have had to say,”Me? Why, no! I’m just upset about such and such, or so and so.” That denial of anger toward God turned inward and I became depressed. It no longer was such and such, or so and so, but my entire life just was one seemly unfair and nasty chain of trials, heartache, sickness, and disappointments. Yes! I was angry! and I finally admitted to myself, and God, that I was angry at Him! Thank God, He is soooo much bigger than my anger. Today’s sermon that Danette spoke on manipulation actually spoke also to that anger I had with God. I had once took to heart Job’s friends’ idea about suffering and that if a follower of God had suffering it had to be because they had done some great sin. or that He was trying to teach me a lesson. But it wasn’t that, and until I had a wrestling moment with God and admitted how disappointed I was, how angry I was that after all the abuse, all the lonely and miserable days, all the troubles from everyside, that He would inflict me with blindness as well; I shook my fit in the air and said to God, “well, if you want to pour me out like a drink offering (referring to Phil 2), then I hope someone other then the devil will be rejoicing, ’cause I can’t handle anymore of this!” After that, I ended my prayer with, “You are God, I am not; I guess I can be fine with that.” Sounds very similar to what Danette said. I think the beginning place of dealing with being angry with God is to first admit it. Then, once you admit it, find that place where you can finally say, “You are God, I am not, and I am o.k. with that.” It’s a start. Thank you Danette for bringing me back to that time, it showed me how far I have come. Love you. Lisa
I am going to write this here because there is no blog page up for the “healthy” week yet. Lately, I have been giving my family my leftovers and it is really hurting me inside. Does anyone have any tips?
Marshall, I love your honesty. The fact that you’d post this question says you care so much about your relationships with the people you love. One of the greatest and simplest things you can do is, when you’re in the same room with another family member, be totally there with them…eye contact, facing them, listening and responding to specifically what they’re saying (postpone unrelated comments till later). That plus a sweet and humble attitude will go miles and miles and miles in your relationships with family and anyone else, for that matter.