Do believers fight with their God?

Question

I always seems to have arguments with the people I love the most. Do believers have the same, and argue with the God they love?

Answer 1

if we look through the history of the bible all of the believers faught with God in one way or another. perhaps the best example of that is Jacob when he litteraly wrestled with God.
Moses didnt want to follow Gods council. Paul persecuted the church before God won out. the prophet elisha ran from armies which God had told him not to lose faith.

even from the very beginning when God called Adam out of the garden and asked if he had eaten of the tree. Adam blamed God for giving him Eve, Eve blamed God for the serpent which he created. so even man quarreled with God in one way. i would immagine that today it is no different from the missionaries that are sent out that God has called it would be no different for some of the places that they are sent to. even for the christians that are called today that reject their calling. that, is fighting with God.

Answer 2

Usually, if they are true believers, I do not see how they are going to get around it. Moses fought with God. Jacob did too, so his name was changed to Israel which means "God prevails" because in such a fight, God always wins. In that particular fight, Jacob was winning, and he got what he wanted, but at a cost. Of course, there really was not contest.

In a sense, our spiritual walk in life is a wrestling match with God, especially our prayers. There is always a struggle between our will, what we want, and what God wants. Ultimately, we should give in to God, unless what we want is something good or righteous. In such cases, we have a choice to continue the fight or not. In nearly every case there is a sacrifice that we will have to make. In the case of Moses, he had to live the rest of his life babysitting the children of Israel, and leading them to freedom in God's Promised Land instead of living the rest of his life the way he wanted to. He had to face a great many trials and put his life on the line many times. Jacob had to limb for the rest of his life. There are other examples. We might be called upon to do the exact same thing.

Answer 3

I fight with Him. I never win, because He's always right, but I have free will. He does stuff all the time that I don't understand or don't like, and then I get all hurt and ask Him "why?". But He sees the end from the beginning, so my fighting with Him is really more like personal struggling. Also, I think it needs to be said that He doesn't fight with me.

Answer 4

I have argued with God yes, and he has fussed me in response. He will tell me to do something and i will ask why and he will say because I said so (like any good parents says) and I will say "But God" and he will snap at me and say "When are you going to start listening to me and stop arguing" and I'll say "Okay, I'll do it". I rather enjoy it. He is my father and he is awesome. He knows I am going to listen to him in the end, I just do it for attention and he humors me. There have been times when i really, really didn't want to listen and he has shown me why he wants me to do certain things or give up certain things and it is all for my own good, because he loves me and knows what is best for me.

Answer 5

Of course. God is always on the side of the person who believes in him/her. Whenever religious people go to war, both sides claim God is on their side and God wills genocide. No matter what, All people are self-centric and will believe everything is for them(Their mindsets are about being dogmatic, greedy, and conceited)

Answer 6

Much in the same way a child argues with their parents.

Answer 7

I do.
many times, and God still loves me.


JAred God knows he made a VERY aunory child in me,
I am constantly fighting, and questioning God, don't generalize

Answer 8

i don't think they would argue, because they think that God is all knowing. They might disagree with what is going on at that point in time, but they should have the forsight that God's will be done

Answer 9

They should. The deity described by the OT even encouraged his followers to, because it understood that humans have human nature, and by expressing their incredulity and anger, it was able to soothe them and teach them. Had the prophets of old simply submitted, there'd have been a lot less to learn.

Isaac, for example, was so named because it means, "I laugh," and it references the fact that G-D todl Abraham he'd have another son, and Abraham laughed loudly at G-D for it.

Answer 10

Yes.

Even Jacob wrestled with the angel, and Moses talked back to God. I think that everyone who is honest will have to admit that they get angry with God sometimes.