“I am a man who has seen affliction, by the rod of his wrath. He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light; he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long. He has made my skin grow old and broken my bones. He has surrounded me with bitterness and hardship. He has made me dwell in darkness like the dead. He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains. Even when I call out or cry for help, he shuts out my prayer. He has barred my way with blocks of stone; he has made my paths crooked.” (Lamentations 3:1-10 NIV)
Jeremiah
didn’t mince words. He told God exactly how he felt, and you know what?
God is okay with that. He wants you to unload all your frustrations on
him. Don’t unload them on your spouse, your kids, your boss or some
online blog. Take it all to God, because he can handle it.
God
can handle your anger, complaints and frustrations. He wants you to
unload on him, because you need to get it all out. It’s cathartic. If
you don’t, then here’s what will happen: As I like to say, “When I
swallow my emotions and my anger, my stomach keeps score. When I swallow
my fear and resentment, my back keeps score.” If you don’t talk things
out, you’re going to take them out on your body.
So
you need to get it out, and God can take whatever you’ve got. Go ahead,
have a temper tantrum with him. God is your Heavenly Father and will
still love you, just as a parent loves his or her child even when that
child throws a fit.
You
can’t see why God allows what he allows in your life, and God doesn’t
owe you an explanation, because he’s God and you aren’t. But someday,
and it might not be until you get to heaven, you’ll be able to look back
and see the big plan. Until that day comes, keep taking your concerns
to God.
- Rick Warren, Daily Hope
Lord, ayoko na... :'(
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