❓Is it a sin to be mad at God? 🤔
Let’s see what Psalm 13 teaches us… 📖
Psalm 13 starts out real angry: 😡
“How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?” 😞
David is furious with God because he actually expects good from Him, and he’s not finding it. 🔥
❓The question is not whether or not it’s a sin to be angry with God, but what you do with the anger.
What God doesn’t want: for us to pretend we’re fine with something we’re not fine with. ❌
He is furious with God because he expects good, and he’s honest towards God about it. 💬
Psalm 13 is not only permission for you to express your anger towards God, but it’s actually sort of a command. 📜 (Ponder that!) 🤯
When you are mad at God, tell him! 🙏
Notice the tenses. 🕒
When David is mad and everything is going wrong, he speaks in the present tense. 😣⏳
But David finds comfort in the past tense: 🔙
“I have trusted in your steadfast love. My heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.” 🎶
God’s promises of old that have already been fulfilled, and the promise that God has made to you is that you ARE redeemed. ✝️
You’re allowed to pray as if God has forgotten you, but you’re not allowed to forget the fact that he remembered you on the cross. ✝️
Pray the 13th Psalm. Recognize that even in this moment when you’re scared you have words to speak, and you have a place to direct them. 💬
But you also have an answer to your anger. 💡
You have something to hang on to when the right now is just not working. 🤝
Recognize that our Lord has already answered you. ✨
And there, you can find great peace. ☮️
Contributor Rev. Harrison Goodman is the Higher Things Content Executive.
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