Walking through heartache

We had a special speaker last week at church. The sermon covered the story of Jonah. I do realize he wants to help people and he is doing his best. However, this is my blog, and I know that there aren't many people who read this so I am going to rant for a while.

Last week I came to church, angry at God. I left angry at the church, still with my anger at God. I was told that the anger with God, "Regardless of the situation" that the source of any anger is pride. What I need to do is ask for God's saving Grace. Then once I give my life over to God's will, never again will I be angry at God, because I will be a man after of God's own heart, and life will be easier, living with God's will. What happens when I give my will over to God, I lose all emotion and I sink into the body of Christ losing my own identity.

Have you read the Psalms lately? Have you seen David in the despair? Some of the most helpful Psalms (in my mind) come out of frustration of David's Heart out of the absence of God in his life.

Life is hard, full of pain and Sorrow. There are moments of peace and grace, but it has been my experience that Life is very difficult. The last thing that people need is the Church claiming that life is easy and once [you] accept God's will life is a magic carpet ride. During the sermon the Phrase was given, "Regardless of the situation, the source of your anger is pride." Pride is a counter the life of Christ, this I know, but we can not speak words that are a sweeping generalization of people's problems.

I believe in our anger we are lead back to the love of Christ, anger and all. Maybe the anger in our life is the catalyst which pulls us into the story of Christ. And lets face it, anger is a reality that we all live with each and everyday. I think its fitting that in the story of Jonah is our story. We are the people of Nieviah. We are Jonah. Regardless of the situation, God is among us, living and active. God's blessing rains on the righteous and the unrighteous.