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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: FALSE (04/15/21)
Is it ok to be angry with God?

I am today!

‘Lord I know You are the One who created the heavens and the earth. You are the One who parted the red sea. You, with one trumpet blast brought down the walls of Jericho. You are the one who threw the stars into space, and yet You know the very hairs on my head. You know me intimately, you can heal with one word from Your mouth, one touch of Your cloak and the woman with the issue of blood was healed – instantly. I’ve seen you heal others and know it is Your will to answer the heart cry of Your children.
So, why don’t you heal me? Why Lord? What is the purpose behind leaving me in pain and disability to carry out my life with the limits of a bad back!
I could serve you so much better if I didn’t do everything with pain. I can’t stand for long, I can’t sit for long, I cant……... but you know, don’t you Father?’

You know, and that’s where I stop. I’ve been down this path of angry prayer many times over the past four years, and always ended up with just knowing that My Heavenly Father knows, and its ok to be angry with Him, He can take my tantrums. He is a loving Father who is gracious enough to allow us to rant and forgive us for our anger.

God wants us to be real with Him. He sees our thoughts and inner turmoil, it is far better to let it out and expose it all to His light.

The Bible is full of His people ranting at Him, the Psalms are raw and real. I’m so glad God allows us to see that the people in His Word are just like us, same emotions, same struggles, they let God down just as we do and they got angry with Him. Yet, they knew of His goodness, His faithfulness and forgiveness, they knew the grace and mercy of God sometimes daily. And so, do we.

We can rant and rave all we like, as long as we don’t stop there. Sadly, many people stop in their anger at God, and start to believe the lies that God is not good, God doesn’t care, our prayers are not heard. It’s easy to believe these false concepts of Him when we are hurting, and nothing seems to change. Before we know it, we have a false image of who God is and we can find ourselves slipping away from Him. Don’t be tricked into believing the lies.

Let us remember that God is good all the time. Yes, all the time. Even when everything is falling apart, His promise is ‘He works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose’ (Rom 8:28.) We may not understand why prayers are seemingly unanswered, but we can rest assured He is always with us, walking through the storms of life.

I feel the calm and let His Peace rise in me again. I’ve had my say, and My Father has heard. He heard even before I spoke a word. I rest in the knowledge that He can and does heal, instantly, or over a long period of time, and if not in this life, in the life to come.

He is our perfect Father, He knows what is best for us, and it may not be what we think it should be. Keep seeking and asking and being real with Him. Voice out your hurts and pain, He is big enough to take it, but then allow Him to hold you tightly in His loving arms, and heal the hurt, sooth the anger, speak truth over you.

Submit to His will, His wisdom, He desires to pick you up and enable you to move on even when you don’t know what He is doing.

One day we will understand, but for now, trust Him with all your heart, and don’t believe the lies that say He doesn’t care.

His grace is sufficient, and His strength is perfected in our weakness. (2 Cor 12:9)

He is enough.
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Bea Edwards 
04/22/21
You wrote "He can take my tantrums."

I like how you addressed the subject of suffering in your own life and how God has demonstrated His goodness in the depths of your pain and frustration.

I also like how you included the Psalms being the place where we can find many struggles and hero's of our faith questioning God.

I think it's Psalm 42 where David talks to his own soul and asks it 'Why are you so downcast?'- then in the next Psalm tells himself to hope in God and praise him.

Nothing new under the sun.

Thank you for the reminder that our sometimes radical ups and downs are part of God's grace being sufficient for us.

Laura Manley
04/23/21
First of all, I am sorry for your pain. You have exemplified just who and what God is and yes, He IS good all the time. In fact, I often thank Him for the things He DOES NOT give me because I believe God knows what's best for me. Your article/story read well. You gave the reader a myriad of information within the word count restriction. I enjoyed your writing. God bless you!
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
04/27/21
Oh I've had many heart-to-heart chats with God over the years. So many people, even well-intentioned family and friends don't understand how or why I've had to live with horrific pain for over 30 years. God gets it. He doesn't suggest if I'd just suck it up, it would get better. He wipes my tears when someone tells me my pain isn't real. I know he understands what it's like to suffer even though "I may not look sick." He also shakes his head when I'm crying because someone told me if I had enough faith, I'd be healed. If that were the case, we'd never need to rely on God since just by having enough faith, we could heal ourselves. Jesus truly gets me and I am beyond grateful. You make some great points and will help many understand that God is God and we are mere humans.
Ruthie Alekseeva
04/27/21
Well written and you kept my interest to the end. I couldn't see anything that could improve what you have written.