Have You Ever Been Mad at God?
I have been diligently seeking, listening, and teaching God’s
Word faithfully for the last year or two. I admit, I haven’t been
at this very long myself, but my growth in the Lord has
increased by leaps and bounds because I yearn to know
Him better. He has been very faithful in answering me and
in a timely fashion I might add. From teaching and writing
these articles, it keeps me in tune with Him and also keeps
me in my proper place. So, getting mad at Him has no
fundamental place in my life. What about you?
I am doing the work that God has set before me. He put it in
my heart that I was to study His Word and be eager to
present myself and to be approved and tested by trial, not to
be ashamed and to rightly and accurately teach His Word of
Truth to others (2 Tim. 2:15). Not wanting to disappoint Him,
my life has been dedicated to doing just that. My relationship
with Him has become an intimate one. I know God is for
real, I know His love goes beyond my human
understanding, and I also realize that God can turn from us
in great disappointment.
It has been my heart’s desire that those who come to hear
His Word from my teachings will also grow in this kind of
relationship with Him. But, as He told me and those before
me, that in teaching the truth, we will come up against
persecution and criticism and it will be a time of testing.
Satan will turn the heat up the closer we get to revealing
what a liar and deceiver he really is. I know my battles
against the powers and principalities are very real. I don’t
take them lightly.
But, for those Christians who are still on the milk, they are
the ones who need to start feeding on the substance of the
Word so they will understand God’s ways. Unfortuneately,
these are the very ones who stay away from hearing the
message that God wants them to hear. I call these
Christians “High Maintenance”. They lack a backbone and
are more about wishbones. When life is without turmoil,
they can say they are blessed, but as soon as something
starts tossing and turning, they blame God for their
discomfort. This kind of reasoning makes no sense when
you take the time to know Who God really is!
As humans, we are naturally stubborn and we want to be
right all the time. But this is exactly the kind of nature that
God is trying to break us from for “our own good.” We can
waste our time and energy being mad at God all we want,
but in the end, all that will result is us realizing our
weaknesses and humbling ourselves and asking
forgiveness. If not, we can’t expect an apology from God any
time soon.
God has said in His Word that there are reasons why He
will turn from us, He is very specific. He doesn’t change on a
whim, whatever His feelings are for the day. He never
changes! So, if God has made us mad for whatever reason,
it’s not on His end, it’s on ours! We are the ones who must
take a long hard look at ourselves. God’s already perfect,
we’re not.
I wrote an article earlier called, “Can God Really Hear Me
When I Pray?” I listed several reasons that keep our prayers
from being heard. And these are the reasons we must
examine ourselves. Our blatent disobedience to Him is one
factor that will block all our blessings. If we hold
unforgiveness or iniquity in our hearts are a couple more
reasons. Is this God’s fault? Who’s approval are we
seeking, man’s or God’s? What kind of decisions are we
making, self satisfaction or ones that please God? So, if
God isn’t listening to your prayers then it’s a problem on your
end and He wants you to realize it and repent.
There was one man in the Bible who was anointed by God
to become king. At first he was ‘little in his own eyes’. God
demands that we are humble servants. But, due to his
human pride, he became important in his own eyes and
listened to everyone else instead of God. His name was
Saul.
“And Saul said to Sammuel, I have sinned; for I have
transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your
words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.”
1 Sam. 15:24 (Amplified)
Saul did not do as God commanded him, instead, he
listened to the people and as a result God utterly turned
away from him. Sammuel reminded Saul that it is better to
obey than offer sacrifices (1 Sam. 15:22) Are we obeying
God the way He wants or are we just covering up and giving
Him superficial sacrifices that may look good to others?
From there on in, God departed from Saul, because he may
have repented with lip service, it was not in his heart to
humble himself. He intended to do evil and God saw his
intentions, they were not honest or honorable. Saul did not
intend on bringing glory to God. What are your intentions?
“Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord or execute
His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the Lord has done
this thing to you this day.” 1 Sam. 28:18 (Amplified)
All of Saul’s blessings were dwindled away and his
kingdom finally suffered because of it. But, David on the
other hand was set up high with blessings from God
because he was a “man after God’s own heart.” There were
many times that David sought to do evil and take things into
his own hands, but each time he humbled himself before
God and asked for forgiveness of these sins. This made all
the difference in the world.
When we can get down and humble ourselves in front of
God and ask to be forgiven, He is faithful to do just that. But,
do we go on feeling sorry for ourselves and expect God to
do us a favor? If that’s the case, you will most likely end up
being mad at Him and miss the blessings He has for you.
It’s just time we grow up and learn that we are responsible
for our own choices. It’s better to face facts and admit you
are the one at fault, not God. The sooner you make that step
of true repentance, the sooner you will start hearing God
and seeing Him move on your behalf.
It all boils down to choices. All choices have consequences.
What consequences do you want for your life, blessings or
curses? It’s up to you.
God’s love will not keep us from our trials, but His love will
see us through them.
If you feel this article has helped you understand God better,
or your relationship with Him, would you take a minute and
let me know by adding a comment? Thank you for your
support.
Vivian Gordon writes articles pertaining to God’s
instructions and the examples He has given us in order
to grow on this Christian walk with Him. She hopes that
they can inspire the Christian to grow spiritualy and
maturely in their lives.
