Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You
Are You Mad at God?
There is nothing more dangerous to a Christian than to carry around resentment against God. I am shocked by the growing number of believers who hold a grudge against him. Why? They are convinced God does not care because he hasn't answered a particular prayer or acted on their behalf.
Jonah received a missionary call from God and went to Nineveh to preach the message of judgment he had received. After delivering the message, Jonah sat on a hillside, waiting for God to begin his judgment. Days passed, but nothing happened. Why? Nineveh had repented, and God had delayed their judgment.
Most rage against God begins with disappointment. God may call us, burden us, and send us. When things do not go as planned, though, we may feel misled or betrayed. God understands our cries of pain and confusion. It is no different from Jesus's cry on the cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46, NKJV).
If we continue nursing a peeved spirit, it will grow into rage. God asks us the same question he asked Jonah, "'Is it right for you to be angry...? And he [Jonah] said, 'It is right for me to be angry, even to death!'" (Jonah 4:9). This prophet was so full of rage at God that he said, "I don't care whether I live or die. My ministry is a failure. I have every right to be angry."
God's Word says there is hope. "Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord" (Jeremiah 31:16). In other words, "Stop complaining. I am going to reward your faithfulness."
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord" (1 Corinthians 15:58).
Beloved, your cries and prayers have not been in vain. All your pain and tears have been for a purpose. God is telling you, "You may see only your failure and ruin with no results. Yet this is not the end; it is the beginning. I see the reward that I am about to pour out on you. Stop crying, for I have wonderful things in store for you!"
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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4
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