The topic that surrounds the anger of God pertaining to people and the actions of the world is a highly debatable topic. Some people use scripture in the Old Testament to claim that God is not pleased with the actions of His children and some use scriptures of the New Testament to say it’s impossible for God to be mad because He only loves. This writing isn’t going to focus on the overall attitude of God to the world.I believe that I am being prompted to write on this topic because there’s a specific group or maybe even a specific person that’s wondering if God is mad at them because their life seems to be in shambles right now with no recovery in sight. When people usually question if God is mad at them or not, it’s usually based on what’s going on in their lives at that given moment. A situation maybe the loss of a job and income, sickness in the body that seems to be getting worse, a bad marriage and it may seem like prayer isn’t working, or the need of companionship in one’s life with no possibilities of that spouse in sight.
Well when we look at certain situations that have come about in our lives that may seem negative, before we blame God being mad at us, we must firsts assess the situation itself.
1.Is this a situation that you created yourself?
2.Did you get a warning from God about the occurrence of this situation?
3.If you’re looking for a spouse, are you ready mentally, spiritually, and emotionally for someone to be added into your life? Do you take pride in your appearance to even attract someone’s interest in you?
4.Did you allow this negative situation in your life on your own terms by not standing on God’s Word?
5.Did you have a plan in place in case a situation like this occurred, and if so do you think this situation would be as bad as it is if you’ve would have planned ahead?
6.Can you learn something from this situation that will make your relationship that much stronger with God?
There is so much to cover before one can make an assumption that God is not pleased with them. Often times people tend to use the story of Job to validate their negative experiences, one might even call it suffering for righteousness. There is a meaning for suffering for righteousness but I think people sometimes take it out of context, and an end result would be someone living a miserable life and saying that they’re suffering for God.
When people tell the story of Job all they focus on is how God allowed the suffering and in the end Job was restored. Well let’s look at the beginning of the story of Job. In Job 3:25 (NKJV), Job says “For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me and what I dreaded has happened to me." This passage tells me two things, 1. Job allowed fear to come into his mind which was a gateway to everything else that happened to him. 2. Fear is a powerful force that can knock you off of your rocker and potentially move you away from the life God has planned for you.
In 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) it says: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and of a sound mind.” We have the power to create and influence our own thinking and situations according to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. In any situation we have to power to love and to also know that we are loved by God. No matter what things may look like we are to have peace and a stable mind.
If you call yourself a true believer, and even if you don’t, why would God be mad at you if He already knew what the end was going to be? If you were in school and you failed a test, would you be mad if you knew you were going to still pass the course with an A? It’s the same way with God, He knows that in the end you’re going to be restored, so why waste His time being mad at you now. What He will do though is stick with you as you go through the situation that you may have actually caused yourself, and see you through it.
James 5:11 (NKJV)
You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord- that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
Now it’s important that while going through negative situations to always see a positive in it, something that God has shown you that you can grow and learn from. In the case of Job, he already knew that God was faithful and loving, but he didn’t know what it meant to be in true relationship with God. Job had an issue with self-righteousness, Job thought that he was made righteous because he had much, and when he didn’t have much he thought he had lost his righteous standing with God. Just read the book of Job and you’ll learn much.
God loves you, He knows your end from your beginning even if you can’t see it He can. So if you’re experiencing something in your life that is challenging you, challenge yourself by assessing the situation and growing from it. Amen
Daryle Houston II
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org
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