Have you ever been angry at God? What were the circumstances?

Question

How did you display your anger? How did you resolve it?

I was angry once, many years ago, truly I don't remember to much more about it, or why, perhaps all that resentment I had bottled up back then.

phaz7... I only know of one God, and at times, it takes a lot to get him to a angry state, but he does love unconditional, anger is not a bad thing, it how you control it. God bless

Answer 1

I was extremely angry at God the day I lost my daughter. I cried, I railed, I threw my rosary in anger and broke it into a thousand pieces much as my heart felt. I did not want to live and even came close to dying. I lost all desire to live and almost did die, though it was not suicide. Over a few weeks I started to recover and in time my anger faded. God has been good, He forgave my anger, soothed my pain and given me far more than I lost. I am deeply ashamed of that anger and my reaction but like a good Friend He has never thrown it in my face.

Answer 2

First let me say your setting your self up for a fall if you think Gods Love is unconditional. That's just some secular idea that Christians have embarrassed. Unconditional Love means: no matter what I say, no matter what I do, no matter what I think, and time is not a factor, there will always be Love. Let me tell you... time is a factor! Even with God! Otherwise, Hell would be empty! As for anger at God? Been there, done that, got the "t" shirt. We're not alone, The Bible is full of people that are angry at God. They came out O.K. However, don't let that anger turn Gods wrath upon you. I think in a duel of angers, He would have a slight advantage!

Answer 3

Yes I have been angry. Years and years ago. Circumstances were frustrating. My display of anger was pretty much a little hissy fit. How did I resolve it? I had a serious Bible study and came to understand that I acted and thought out of total ignorance - a little like the apostle Paul.

I continue Bible study to this day. And I wait patiently on the true God.

It really helps to understand WHY God allows a thing instead of blaming him all the time.

Hannah

Answer 4

Yes, there was a time I was very angry at "God" and a lot of people who told me their ideas of "God".

The reason I was so angry was because of the first 20 years of my life other people tried to destroy me. And some of these people called themselves Christians.

This anger grew into a festering resentment and for the next 20 years I tried to destroy myself.

There came a time in my life when I realized that what I was doing was not working. My bitterness, resentment and hatred did not destroy me as I had hoped, and I made a decision.

So my path to destruction was also my path to enlightenment. I re-identified "God" and I accepted "God" into my heart. And "God" is love, that's it, that's all and that's all this Alcoholic can understand.

And like others I believe that my "God" is the greatest power in the world. Like others I believe that my "God" is everywhere and available to all who seek. Like others I believe that when my mortal body dies my spirit of love will live on IF I help people find love in their life.

"On your darkest day, in your darkest hour, you are loved."

Peace.

Answer 5

I've been through a lot of darkness in my life, but can't say that I ever truly took out my anger on God. In fact, at one of the worst moments of my life (seeing my father's body right after his suicide), I turned very heavily toward God, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Church for comfort. But I'm only human, and I've definitely wondered why God stood back and allowed certain things to happen to me (abuse, the death of my parents, financial problems, etc).

Answer 6

Oh yeah, I was very angry for a very long time.
After I lost my son at age 9, and then my husband passed 4yrs later. I can't even describe what I put myself through. But I can tell you that when I let go of the anger and let myself love God again, my life instantly got better and remains so today.

Answer 7

Yes, I was angry at him, because I felt that he took away my Dad. Mind you, my father is still alive, but he has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia since I was about 12 or 13 years old. I was angry, because my father was/is a good God fearing man. For many years I felt that he was unfair in letting this happen to MY Dad! I didn't realize how angry I was till I ended up in rehab for alcohol abuse. Today, I've been sober for almost 22 years, my Dad still goes to church, and I've accepted the fact that God was testing both of us. My father never lost faith, and neither shall I...

Answer 8

How can we help it? We're human and stuff happens and we are supposed to believe it's part of His plan. So for some time, the plan isn't working for us so we get mad at Him. But even God had a few hissy fits; even he got angry and he gave us anger to feel.
How have I handled it? Sometimes I move away from Him, sometimes I draw closer to seek His guidance. Depends.

Answer 9

I was angry at God for a long time because I have an abusive mother and a father who didn't care.

Now I understand how that abuse made me strong. How years in torment gave me this wonderful gift of being happy with the smallest things.

I pulled away from God. I lived in sin for a long time. Then he called me back. His love is all that matters. It doesn't matter that I don't have a mother who loves me or a father who thinks of me as particularly valuable.

Answer 10

Yes, I sure was. I was taking care of my grandmother, who was dying of cancer. I was giving her morphine shot's, because of her pain, and it came to the point, where they didn't work anymore. Out the door I went. I yelled, no screamed how unfair god was being for making her pain so bad that I couldn't help her anymore. There was a minister there, can't tell you what he said, other than it was o.k. to be mad. After a few minutes, I went back in her room. She was smiling! She said she felt NO
pain. And for the next 18 hours she was pain free. Then she passed away. God had answered my prayer's for her to be pain free. It was just awesome. She was lucid until the last minute, and then just went to sleep. Death is a terrible for anyone to experience. But, with what happened, it somehow made up for it.That was 22 years ago, and it still gives me goose bumps.