He Spat On Folks

Mark 8:23

Have you ever felt angry with God? Be honest, now... You ever felt dissed by God or mistreated by Him? Have you ever earnestly prayed for years for something difficult in your life to change only to have God step in and make it worse? There’s no use throwing up your hands in praise and saying “He is good all the time and all the time He is good” if you don’t really believe that. In fact, if there is a creeping little pocket of anger against God down in the depths of your heart, I think God would rather you pull that thing out into the light and deal with instead of singing songs you don’t really believe. Here’s the deal: God isn’t afraid of your confusion or anger at Him. In fact, He has forever enshrined the angry rants of a guy named David within His Holy Scriptures. It you don’t believe me, go read some Psalms. God loves truth and He’s not afraid to hear the truth of how you feel about Him. And let’s face it, sometimes when you’re dealing with God, the things He does can look pretty messed up. One time Jesus met a blind man who wanted to be healed. Jesus took the man by the hand, led him out of the village, and then spit on his face. Can you imagine what he felt like? He had prayed for years to be healed and finally Jesus comes in and spits on His face?! It doesn’t seem cool to us, but it’s how Jesus chose to heal him. Jesus is always working for your best, even when it feels like spit in the face, but be honest with Him. It’s what He wants.