Jonah 4:9-10 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death. Then said the Lord, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
Are you angry with God? Some people are and to that I say, good for you.
That reply may take some of you by surprise. Let me explain. You cannot be angry with someone who you do not believe exists. Believing there is a God is important in discovering that all important relationship. A love/hate relationship can only exist if there is a relationship. So if you hate God, you are half way there.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Believe that He is God, then come to a proper understanding about why you hate Him. I chose the passage about Jonah’s pity on something which provided him shade from the glaring sun, but the gourd was not a person, was not capable of loving Jonah, it wasn’t a real relationship.
Romans 1:25 New International Version (NIV)
They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
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There is a wide variety of emotional attachments to nature, things, or institutions, which come before people. It is not meant to be that way.
Explore your anger with people who know God in truth. Hear what they have to say about the God they know. Maybe you just don’t understand God’s motivations.