Blessurheart’s Blog

Our sermon on Sunday was about the laments in Psalms.  You know the ones…they are full of sorrow and sometimes rather violent imagery.  I don’t normally read them, except to pull a verse here and there.  They go beyond being depressing.

However…the preacher made an interesting point.  The laments are full of honest human anger and anguish.  Why should we not go to God with our real emotions?  Do we think if we don’t say how angry we are that He won’t know?  Really?

I do like the idea of saying exactly how I am feeling rather than pressuring myself to put it in “Christian speak” or couch it in some other way so that God doesn’t think I am disrespectful or ungrateful.

The preacher even went so far as to say that we should use them as a prayer guide when we are down or unhappy…substituting our problems or issues with those written by the Psalmist (is that spelled right?)

So the preacher is standing up, advocating we really tell God how we feel, not to hold back…and the sky opened up.  Thunder, lightening and more rain than you can imagine.  Preacher’s response was “Either He really agrees with me, or He really doesn’t.”  Got a giggle from the church. 

But I think God agrees.  Nobody likes a yes-man.  We all want honesty in our relationships and that is what we are supposed to be in … a real relationship with God.  So be honest and tell him how you feel.