blame game
I have heard a lot of people make comments like, “where is your God during the struggling economy”? “Where is your God during all the violent storms that took people’s lives”?
I have had people make comments like, “God where were you when I was given the news that I was losing my job”? “God why have you left me I am so lonely”?
I am guilty of this and we would be hard pressed to find anyone who isn’t guilty of this. I fear that we are entering a time of finger pointing and Godless people all over the world. I think it is easy for us to pat ourselves on the back when we accomplish something good or we receive the promotion at work. I think we get angry and start questioning God’s motives when we lose our job, or we are told that we have cancer, or we lose a loved one.
Exodus 34:14, for thou shalt worship no other god: for the
LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God
God wants our attention at all times! God wants us to praise him when times are good and we have very little fears and concerns in our lives. God wants us to thank him for the good things and give him all the credit.
God wants us to lean on him and place all our fears and concerns on his shoulders when we enter a troubled time in our lives. God please help me find a new job, God please take away this pain I am feeling.
The next time you find yourself feeling lonely, scared, confused, what will your first response be? Who will you blame?
Proverbs 19:3 a man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.
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Permalink Reply by Sandy Nielsen on -
I think we need to realize that God allows things to happen and does not cause them. I also tend to think that when things are not going so well, we find ourselves either blaming God or drawing closer to God. I think that it is OK to let God know we are angry--He wants our honesty.
I also think that sometimes when bad things happen we need to grieve a loss--whether it be a loss of a job or a loved one, or of health and part of that grieving involves feeling angry or sad or mad or hurt. It is indeed a process and it can prove to be a healthy process that brings us closer to God, because we see how faithful God is, in the bad times; how comforting God is at the loss of a loved one, how generous people are when disasters hit and how resilient some people are . It can also be an unhealthy process if we remain angry and fail to recognize that God is in control
For me the times I felt lonely or scared or confused drew me closer to God, because at the end of the struggle I saw how faithful God is.
Paul thanked God for the trials in his life and we need to do the same even though it is hard.
I struggled with infertility some 30 years ago. I was angry with God at the time. When my husband and I heard about our friends having babies there was an emptiness we felt. However after about 2 years of treatment we pursued adoption. We were blessed with a daughter the Christmas of 1981. Some 13 months later when we were wanting another child we checked into adoption. In January of 1983 we discontinued maternity coverage. My husband was self-employed and his rates would go down if we dropped maternity coverage. On Jan 17th I had a positive pregnancy test after being told that there was a 90% chance we would not get pregnant. Our son was born in September of 1983 and is now a pastor. God is indeed faithful and has a sense of humor at times. I learned that God has a timetable for our lives and He is faithful even when we are going through tough stuff.
So turn the blame game into the thank-you attitude.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Epler on -
Well, as good as your son turned out, my adopted son was just the opposite. It isn't always roses.
The lesson being God answers prayers, but the outcome of each life is based on their actions.
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Permalink Reply by Sandy Nielsen on
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So true. My daughter who was adopted is living with her boyfriend, which upsets us just a bit. As they grow they make their own choices and all we can do is pray for them. She has also "found" her birth mother who agrees and supports everything that she does. Yet we continue to pray for our Prodigal daughter.
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