being mad @ God (is that okay?)

in coming across a few angry people, lately, i'd like to touch on being mad/angry w/God. for many years, i struggled w/being mad @ God. i had some questions needing to be answered by Him. the main struggle was: i was really angry w/God, but didn't want to be dishonoring/irreverent of Him. so, i was stuck in being mad- w/no way to express it.

why did i think that expressing my true feelings (truth-based) about hurtful things was bad/wrong to express to God? looking back there's 2 main reasons, as to why i withheld from God:

1) i viewed God the same as i viewed my earthly father (mean, abusive, condemning, judgmental, overly quick to discipline me, etc...)

2) i actually thought that God couldn't handle my anger towards Him. i thought that it would cause him to turn his back on me. i thought it would cause more punishment on me.

*about a year ago, during a time of prayer w/close friends, for the very first time, i got "mad" w/God & "let Him have it.". i could write a book on this subject, but i won't, for the value brevity holds @ times. :-)

*ANGER IS A TRUTH-BASED EMOTION: powerlessness, abandonment, helplessness, injustice, things not fair, regret, disappointment, working through consequences, abuse, etc..... what we do w/that anger is often a different story. nonetheless, it's OKAY to tell God exactly what's on your mind, then seek: direction from Him & cast that care upon Him. He will straighten things out- EVERY TIME!

point of encouragement: God wants to hear from you- good, bad, ugly, & indifferent. He allows for communication & is NOT overwhelmed by your anger towards Him. He loves you, sings over you, & cherishes you. expressing anger is healthy & absolutely necessary for loving relationships. God wants to hear from you, today- even regarding your areas of anger towards Him.

late-

jay