Venting to God- Question

[Dakota08]

I've been kind of upset lately about some things and was writing them down in my prayer journal when i realized it sounded like something I'd write in a regular journal...I was basically venting and felt bad because I'm venting to God and I'm angry about what I am venting about...so my question is, is it ok to vent to God?

 

[Criada]

I think it's fine... God knows how you feel anyway, and he is always glad if we tell him how we are feeling, even if it isn't what we 'should' feel. He's big enough to deal with us shouting and moaning

 

[Jeffwhosoever]

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[Hospes]

On one hand recognize that God knows your heart better than even you do. To hide is a very silly excercise. I try to honestly see my heart, express my heart, and ask God to please grant me a changed heart where He shows me its wickedness, e.g grumbling, entitlement, etc.

On the other hand remember God is God and is vastly deserving of your absolute allegience, gratitude, humility, and praise.

I imagine at times He looks at me as I would look at my young son's venting. Yes, I know it's not right and I will have to "deal" with him in his wrongness and I want so much for him to be different; but I also grant him grace and fully accept him as my greatly beloved son.

Hope this helps.

 

[Peripatetic]

If venting to God is wrong, we'd miss out on some of David's best Psalms! God wants a relationship - in good times and in bad. One thing that helps me is to mix in prayer for wisdom and understanding with my venting. If I see things from the right perspective, the reason for my anger often seems less important.

 

[sbbqb7n16]

6. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,7. casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7


15. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.16. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:15-16


Besides, it's not like you're able to hide your anger from Him If you're angry or frustrated, He already knows it, so why hold back?? Let it all out, and listen for whatever He has to say.

 

[childofGod31]

I've been kind of upset lately about some things and was writing them down in my prayer journal when i realized it sounded like something I'd write in a regular journal...I was basically venting and felt bad because I'm venting to God and I'm angry about what I am venting about...so my question is, is it ok to vent to God?

Yes. He is our best friend and a shoulder to cry on. If we can't vent with Him, whom can we do it with?

One time I was trying to leave God out of my troubles. And He sent this song my way to tell me this:

Trouble me, disturb me with all your cares and you worries.
Trouble me on the days when you feel spent.
Why let your shoulders bend underneath this burden when my back is sturdy and strong?
Trouble me.

Speak to me, don't mislead me, the calm I feel means a storm is swelling;
there's no telling where it starts or how it ends.
Speak to me, why are you building this thick brick wall to defend me when your silence is my greatest fear?
Why let your shoulders bend underneath this burden when my back is sturdy and strong?
Speak to me.

Let me have a look inside these eyes while I'm learning.
Please don't hide them just because of tears.
Let me send you off to sleep with a "There, there, now stop your turning and tossing."
Let me know where the hurt is and how to heal.

Spare me? Don't spare me anything troubling.
Trouble me, disturb me with all your cares and you worries.
Speak to me and let our words build a shelter from the storm.
Lastly, let me know what I can mend.
There's more, honestly, than my sweet friend, you can see.
Trust is what I'm offering if you trouble me.


Also, this is the song which I believe He inspired (and He also sent my way)

You say you're falling apart
Reached the end of the line
Just looking for your place in an oridnary life
No one calls you friend
No one even knows your name
You just want to feel loved instead of all the pain

You no longer have to say
No one's listening anyway

Come here and cry on my shoulder
I'll hold you 'til it's over
I'll rescue you tonight
Let My arms be your shelter
Your hiding place forever
I'll love you more than life

You're wearing a frown
Given up on hope
My heart is reaching out
More then you will ever know
Is your burden too much?
Is it more then you can bear?
I'll help carry the load if you're willing to share

You have had some hard times
Had thorns placed in your side
I know about what you've been going through
tears of pain are falling down
It hurts so bad you're crying out
Your problems won't last forever
Let Me put you back together

 

[wayfaring man]

I've been kind of upset lately about some things and was writing them down in my prayer journal when i realized it sounded like something I'd write in a regular journal...I was basically venting and felt bad because I'm venting to God and I'm angry about what I am venting about...so my question is, is it ok to vent to God?

Hi D08 , and welcome ,

I'd say it depends on the kind of venting . Venting in general is unideal , because it indicates that important matters have gone unaddressed for too long , and consequently prayerful contemplation or quiet discussion no longer appears as a viable option .

Once again , it appears , it's not the presence of the unideal which is at the heart of the real crisis ; rather it is the absence of the ideal - which allows all manner of unideal to trouble us .

Being angry with God is not okay , for such is a folly , which lacking merit , brings forth no good .

Is it fitting to raise our voice against gravity , when something we drop lands on our toe , while that same gravity is keeping us from meeting our sure demise by flying off into outer space ?

Is it appropriate to rant against the sun , because it may occasionally seem to " get in our eyes " , when it is our singularly great physical source of light + life sustaining warmth ?

I can remember venting to / or at God / my concept of God , and hope to not do so again .

There was one time in particular which seemed to herald in a time of heaviness , darkness , and woe ... and I used to think it was because I spoke inappropriately towards God ... but now I see that such speaking at God , was a sign of how far off course I was on the inside , and it was because the True Path was not being embraced within , that I was vulnerable to all manner of deviation and defilement .

My advice - take venting at God , as a warning , that Christ needs to be embraced / re-embraced with greater earnest and fervor , before things degrade even further .

May The Lord Be Pleased !

wm

 

[Saucy]

Yes! Just to add to what others have said so well, God can take it! He knows that life is tough for us and is there to help out! The bible says that when we are weak, He is strong. There have been times when I literally yelled at God when I got upset.