Angry
with God? Do we have the right to be angry with God?
When tragic things happens in our
lives, we often turn to God and ask, “Why, God, Why?”
Believers and unbelievers alike,
have wrestled with this reaction because it is our natural response.
Being angry at God is something
that many people have not addressed properly.
What we are really demanding from
God is an explanation that of all people, “Why me,
God?”
This response indicates two weaknesses
in our thinking.
- First, as believers we operate under the impression that life
should be easy, and that God should
prevent tragedies from happening to us.
When He does not, we get angry with Him.
- Second, when we do not understand the extent of God’s
sovereignty, we lose confidence in His
ability to control circumstances, other people,
and the way they affect us. Then we get angry with God because He seems to have lost control of the universe and especially control of our lives.
When we lose faith in God’s sovereignty,
it is because our frail human flesh is grappling with our own frustration and
our lack of control over events.
When good things happen, we all
too often attribute it to our own achievements and success.
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Tragedies bring home the awful truth that we are not in charge. All of us think at one time or another that we can control the outcomes of situations, but in reality it is God who is in charge of all of His creation.
Everything that happens is either
caused by or allowed by God. Not a sparrow falls to the ground nor a hair from
our head without God knowing about it (Matthew 10:29-31).
We can complain, get angry, and
blame God for what is happening. Yet if we will trust Him and yield our
bitterness and pain to Him, acknowledging the prideful sin of trying to force
our own will over His, He can and will grant us His peace and strength to get
us through any difficult situation (1 Corinthians 10:13).
We can be angry with God for many
reasons. But we
all have to accept at some point that there are things we
cannot control or even understand with our finite minds.
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Our understanding of the sovereignty of God in all circumstances must be accompanied by our understanding of His other attributes: love, mercy, kindness, goodness, righteousness, justice, and holiness.
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Our understanding of the sovereignty of God in all circumstances must be accompanied by our understanding of His other attributes: love, mercy, kindness, goodness, righteousness, justice, and holiness.
We will begin to see our problems
in a different light if through the truth of God’s Word we learn to put our
trust in God once again.
His Word tells us that He works
all things together for our good (Romans 8:28).
He has a perfect plan and purpose
for us which cannot be thwarted (Isaiah 14:24, 46:9-10).
Scriptures also tell us that this
life will never be one of continual joy and happiness. Rather, Job reminds us
that “man is born to trouble as surely as
sparks fly upward” (Job 5:7).
Also, life is short and “full of trouble” (Job 14:1)
Also, life is short and “full of trouble” (Job 14:1)
Just because we come to Christ for
salvation from sin does not mean we are guaranteed free from all problems.
Jesus said, “In this world you will have trouble,” but He also said that He has
“overcome the world” (John 16:33).
This assurance, enables us to have peace within, in spite of the storms that rage around us (John 14:27).
One thing is certain: inappropriate anger is sin (Galatians 5:20; Ephesians 4:26-27. 31; Colossians 3:8).
This assurance, enables us to have peace within, in spite of the storms that rage around us (John 14:27).
One thing is certain: inappropriate anger is sin (Galatians 5:20; Ephesians 4:26-27. 31; Colossians 3:8).
Ungodly anger is self-defeating,
gives the devil a foothold in our lives, and can destroy our joy and peace if
we hang on to it. Holding on to our anger will allow bitterness and resentment
to spring up in our hearts.
We must confess any anger to the
Lord, and ask for His forgiveness. We release all those painful feelings to Him,
and allow Him to comfort us. His Word is full of words of comfort for a bruised
heart:
Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God
of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so
that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the
comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 2 Corinthians 1:3 (ESV)
We must go before the Lord in
prayer with in our grief, anger, and pain.
The Bible tells us in 2 Samuel 12:15-23 that David went before the throne of grace on behalf of
his sick baby, fasting, weeping, and praying for him to survive.
When the baby died, David got up
and cleaned himself. He worshiped the Lord and then told his servants that he
knew where his baby was and that someday he will be with him in God’s presence.
David cried out to God during the
baby’s illness, and afterward he bowed before Him in worship. That is a
wonderful testimony.
God knows our hearts. It is
pointless to try to hide how we really feel. Confiding to Him everything is the best way to handle
our grief. If we humbly pour out our hearts to Him, He will work through us,
and in the process, will make us more like Him.
The bottom line is can we trust God with everything, our very lives and the lives of our loved ones?
The bottom line is can we trust God with everything, our very lives and the lives of our loved ones?
Of course we can! God as our heavenly
Father is compassionate, full of grace and love. As His children we have to
trust Him everything.
Our testimonies would become
blessings to others (2 Corinthians 1:3-5). That is easier said than done,
however. It requires a daily surrendering of our own will to His. We have to faithfully
and prayerfully study His attributes as written in His Word.
We have to devote more time to prayer,
quoting His own words back to Him, and then applying His promises to our own
situation.
By doing so, our faith will
progressively grow and mature, making it easier to trust Him to get us through
the next tragedy that most certainly will take place.
It is wrong to be angry with God. Anger at God is a result of our inability or unwillingness to trust God even when we do not understand what He is doing.
It is wrong to be angry with God. Anger at God is a result of our inability or unwillingness to trust God even when we do not understand what He is doing.
Anger at God is essentially
telling God that He has done something wrong, which He never does.
Does God understand when we are
angry, frustrated, or disappointed with Him? Yes, He knows our hearts and He
knows how difficult and painful life in this world can be.
Does that make it right to be
angry with God? Absolutely not.
Instead of being angry with God,
we should pour out our hearts to God in prayer and then trust that He is in
control and that His plan is perfect.
Would you want God to
change your life?
God has made it possible
for you to know Him and experience an amazing change in
your own life through a relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ, and have
eternal life.
Say the following
prayer:
“Father
God, I confess I am a sinner and my sins have separated me from You.
I
am truly sorry. I now want to turn away from my past sinful life and live a new
life pleasing to You.
Please
forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again.
I
believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the
dead, is alive, and hears my prayer.
I
invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from
this day forward. Thank You that according to your Word, I am now born again.
Please
send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of
my life. I promise to study Your Word – the Bible.
Please
use me for Your glory.
In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.”
“At The Foot Of
The Cross”
(Ashes To Beauty) DON MOEN
(Ashes To Beauty) DON MOEN
lyrics
At
the foot of the cross
Where grace and suffering meet
You have shown me your love
Through the judgment you received
And you've won my heart
And you've won my heart, now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down at the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
Where I am made complete
You have given me life
Through the death you bore for me
And you've won my heart
And you've won my heart, now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down at the foot of the cross
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down at the foot of the cross
And you've won my heart
And you've won my heart, now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
I trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
I lay every burden down, every burden
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
Where grace and suffering meet
You have shown me your love
Through the judgment you received
And you've won my heart
And you've won my heart, now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down at the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
Where I am made complete
You have given me life
Through the death you bore for me
And you've won my heart
And you've won my heart, now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down at the foot of the cross
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down at the foot of the cross
And you've won my heart
And you've won my heart, now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
I trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
I lay every burden down, every burden
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
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