Do You Need To Forgive God?

In my last post I mentioned that sometimes we need to forgive God.  What??  That just doesn’t make sense!!  Why would I need to forgive God?  I mean, after all, He’s God.  He hasn’t done anything wrong.  He can’t…because He’s God.

That’s true, certainly.  But that doesn’t mean us humans don’t blame Him for perceived wrongs.  As I have mentioned before, I turned my back on God when I was 15, when my dad walked out of my life.  I didn’t want to have anything to do with a God who would allow my family to break up. 

I’ve talked with a number of people who are blaming God for the death of a child, a divorce, loss of a job, and other things.  While that may seem irrational to many of us….it is anything but irrational to the one who is holding the unforgiveness against God.

In my own story, I was listening to the wrong voice….the voice of the one who hates God and His people.  When the prayers of God’s people broke through the fog that had my mind clouded, I was able to see whose voice I was listening to, and I decided to stop listening to that garbage, and listen to the One who loves me.  He loves you too.  (John 10:10)