{"id":4331,"date":"2021-08-26T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=4331"},"modified":"2021-08-11T10:25:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:25:12","slug":"why-honesty-with-god-will-make-you-feel-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/08\/26\/why-honesty-with-god-will-make-you-feel-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Honesty with God Will Make You Feel Better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong> <\/strong>Psalms 39 GW<\/a>; Job 10-12 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God wants to hear your complaints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job\u2019s relationship with God was intimate.  He was willing to tell God how he felt.  After losing everything, Job wasn\u2019t a fan of life.  Although Job never turned his back on God, he did ask God questions.  Job lived his life \u201cright\u201d before the Lord, yet tragedy happened.  Why would God allow such heartache to enter into his life?  Job wanted to know, and so do we.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was single, I felt like Job, but mine was more of a first-world problem.  I didn\u2019t like my life because I didn\u2019t have a spouse.  Every failed date made me question God.  The worst weekend of my lonely life, I had a blind date on Saturday, as well as an online possibility.  The date was a bust, and my online friend closed communication. I went from hope to discouragement in 60 seconds flat.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did I mention Saturday morning, before the bad date and online dumping, I was maid of honor for one of my best friends? Like Job, I hated my life and didn\u2019t know why God wasn\u2019t answering my prayers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let God have it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seriously, don\u2019t let fear stop you from expressing how you feel to God. He doesn\u2019t expect us to put on airs.\u00a0 People pose in life, but God knows the truth.\u00a0 God isn\u2019t interested in posing; He wants honesty.\u00a0 Releasing feelings and emotions to God allows us to process them in a safe place.\u00a0 God\u2019s healing begins when we give Him our pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years I quarreled with God.\u00a0 Finally, after celebrating my fortieth birthday alone, I surrendered.\u00a0 \u201cGod, if Your will means I live life single, I\u2019m good with that.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A YEAR<\/strong> later, I met the love of my life. We just celebrated our ninth wedding anniversary.\u00a0 God\u2019s timetable is different from ours; trust His clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honesty with God is what He wants.  God knows He makes you mad.  You aren\u2019t telling Him anything He doesn\u2019t already know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for loving us completely.  Forgive us for trying to hide our feelings from You.  Help us today talk to You honestly.   Search us and reveal where we aren\u2019t honest with ourselves.  Let us tell You how we feel today, knowing, You still love us.  IJNIP.  Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you mad at God about today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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