Talk to God

I read this blog post today and WOW! Man, did I need to hear this!

I've always felt that complaining, or pouring out my troubles to God is like doubting Him, like a lack of faith. But it's not, is it?

When we tell God what's wrong, when we pour out our hearts to Him, we're showing trust. We aren't necessarily displaying a lack of faith, but we're showing that we put our whole trust in Him, by telling Him what's wrong in our lives. We're showing that we love Him by respecting our relationship with Him, and proving that we trust Him to make it better, even if it's not right away, even if it's just for the peace that talking to God brings, and not an immediate solution.


I suppose if we complain every day without recognizing that there is something to be grateful for, then that's a problem. But there is always a blessing from God, even when it seems like everything is going wrong. I think that when we have to go before God with a problem, we have to try to remember that we also have to praise Him through the troubled times, not giving up, and recognizing that whatever is going on in our lives He is always worthy of praise.

Sometimes we just have to go before God and humble ourselves, recognizing that there is something wrong and that we cannot make it better on our own. We have to acknowledge that God is in control of our lives, and that we are not strong enough to handle it without Him. Then, we tell Him what's wrong, lay it all down at His feet, and trust that He will answer our prayers in His perfect timing.

Then we can just rest in His peace, knowing that God can handle it.
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"Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress" (Psalm 107:6).
"I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies" (Psalm 18:3).