Horse 252 - Angry & Disappointed

This whole weekend has been a collective waste of time. Our Church carols were cancelled and although I knew that I couldn't make it, it meant that the efforts we'd all put in were for nought.

None became more apparant than when I was at set-up for another carols service (thanks coz's) and standing out in the rain in Chatswood. It seems that God had denied carols all over this city.


It actually made me think about this whole concept of being angry with God and after careful consideration I came to the conclusion that of we are angry that we shouldn't feel guilty about telling God precisely what we think of him.


1. God already knows - God already knows everything about us before we do. Being angry at him will come as no surprise.

2. God already knows the source - We are often angry about things over which we have no control. God intimately knows the inner workings of our minds and spirits, and God knows our limitations. We often are angry because we are powerless, and God knows our powerlessness.

3. God can take it - God has faced a lot of anger bigger than ours. In comparison to him we are really quite miniscule. I don't think we can harm God by being angry - hurt maybe but not harm.


We tell everyone else when we get mad at them, so why not God? He's as much a person as anyone else. How often do we let it fester in us?


Go read Jonah. Jonah got angry at God, and what did God do? God made a vine to grow up over Jonah's head to shelter him from the sun. Who did God care about? God cared about Jonah and about the whole city of Nineveh, even the cattle. The thing that is often overlooked about Jonah is that he went to Nineveh anyway, despite him being angry, God still used him.


Having said that, I'm still mad.