Asking For A "Friend" - Is it Okay for Me to be Angry with God?

Sunday, April 21st, 2024

Please Read

  • Jonah 4:2-4

  • Habakkuk 1:3-5

  • Job 30:21

The Relevance of the Question

  1. It’s relevant because most of us deal with this

  2. It’s relevant because the Scripture addresses it

The Answer to the Question

Angry Person #1 Jonah

Angry Person #2 Habakkuk

Angry Person #3 Job

Reasons why we are reluctant to say it’s wrong

  1. We think feelings are morally neutral

  2. A misunderstanding of Scripture

  3. We don’t want to make people feel more guilty

  4. Because we haven’t thought about what anger at a person really is

The Application of the Answer

  1. Get honest about your anger

  2. Turn toward God in your test

  3. Remember, God makes divine appointments out of disappointments

Questions for Greater Discussion

  • What are some ways you need to “get honest” with the group regarding anger or frustrations you have been dealing with towards the Lord?

  • What is something in your life that didn’t go the way you had hoped? How did you deal with that internally? Did you struggle with anger towards God because of it?

  • What does our anger do to us internally? How does bitterness towards God manifest itself in our life and actions?

  • Consider Habakkuk 3:17-18 and Job 42:1-6. How should these responses after God’s correction flavor our understanding of how we can respond to our hurts and questions?

  • Consider Colossians 3:5-8. How do we put away our sinful emotions and deal with them in a righteous way? (The answer is in Colossians 3:9-10).

  • What is the difference between anger and grief? What are some ways you have had to wrestle through your emotions towards the Lord and his sovereignty over your life?

Pray and close it out!!

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Bryson Jackson