So many people are angry with God! Unresolved issues in life will make you angry. When there is no one else to blame, God becomes the target. He won't answer back so you can pile it on. He doesn't mind. He can handle it until you are ready to deal with it. "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7 NIV) It may have been the death of a parent when you were young, or a sibling. Maybe the divorce of your parents? Or perhaps the loss of a job? The source could be anything that you prayed to God about and asked Him to do a miracle for you and He didn't. The grief and disappointment you felt was huge. It may still be huge! Your disappointment with God gave way to anger. Anger wants revenge or payback. Anger is not rational so it rejects any reasonable explanation. The ultimate payback to God? Say: "I no longer believe in God". You might even hear someone say "I'm an atheist" or "agnostic" or "cynic". Folks angry with God sometimes wax philosophical and explain "all the problems and wars in the world are the fruit of believing in God." On the other hand, anger with God might, I say "might", result in high blood pressure, depression, tension, and ulcers to mention a few.
If you are angry with God as you read this let me be quick to tell you that God isn't angry with you. If you don't believe in God let me be quick to tell you that He still believes in you. He is alive and well and He is not silent. If you feel that the skies are made of brass and nothing can penetrate hear this challenge from Jesus : Matthew 7:7 "Ask and keep on asking and it will be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you" (my translation)
"God, the idea of not believing in you is so lonely in itself. Being angry with you is just so destructive.
Reveal your true self to me so I can stop being angry; this is a heavy load. Amen"
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