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What to do about a bad heart?

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I feel like i dont love God anymore. Im very apathetic As well as angry towards him. I know its wrong but not sure how to fix it.

I repent but the anger still lingers and comes back.

I feel very apathetic. I question even my conversion bc I feel people that truly are saved you can tell and they bear fruit. I dont. I feel real Christians trust God. Meavhwhile im angry and I can't fathom trusting him or even loving him through hard times.

What are something I should do to combat this? How do I pray, read and have a relationship with God despite the immense anger?
 

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The Psalms and the book of Job contain quite a bit of anger and frustration - just anger towards God is never justified. But He does know where your emotions come from - He knows you inside out. Take all your emotions to Him. And don't journey alone - seek guidance/counselling by Pastor/Counsellor/Psychologist etc. Be blessed ..
 
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Yeah. I feel scared to trust God bc i fear if I give him all my hearts desires or hand them over I'll get nothing and just lose everything. Who all counts as counsel?
 
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Maybe YOU make God feel like He don't love you anymore and YOU have made Him angry towards you?
Maybe He thinks you think about yourself way more than you think about Him?
If I felt the way you do about it, I would just ask Him. If He don't reply, then you know
I am right in what I said to you concerning what you posted about yourself
towards God. And If God wants you to know, He will certainly make sure you know.
God don't live for YOU. YOU are to live for Him!
 
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Im confused by your wording.
 
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Hello @Macchiato, there was a time when you didn't feel such anger towards God, a time when you were also able to trust Him and love Him too, yes? So, if it's not too personal and/or uncomfortable for you to talk about here, please tell us what happened to get you to this point with Him, and why you continue to harbor such negative feelings about Him.

One positive that I see above is the fact that you are still engaging with Him in spite of your apathy and the anger that your feel (by repenting of it). This is one of the things that you need to continue to do and perhaps learn to do post haste going forward (to REFUSE those negative thoughts and take them "captive", that is, and that from the very moment that you sense them entering your mind) so that they are not allowed to fester and become sin .. e.g. 2 Corinthians 10:5.

As far as "trusting" Him goes, or wondering if He really loves you, whenever I have trouble with things like that I try to remember all that He has done (and is continuing to do) for me by, first and foremost, going back to the foot of the Cross.

It also helps me to consider & meditate upon all of the great promises that He has made to us in the Bible, things like John 3:16, 5:24, Romans 8:28, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Philippians 1:6, Hebrews 7:25......

Finally, begin to take time each day to look for things (even the smallest/simplest of things) throughout your day to rejoice in and thank Him for .. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, because when you begin to do so you will also begin to see Him in a very different and far more positive light Start by rejoicing in and thanking Him for things that make you feel happy or comforted in the moment, someone's smile or kind comment, the beauty of the day, a warm summer breeze on your face, those kind of things, as often as you can remember to do so.

Eventually, when you come to understand that He ALWAYS wants the very best for you and is also seeing to it that you get it .. e.g. Romans 8:32 (even when it feels like the very opposite of that to you in the moment), you will be able to thank Him for the tough times too .. e.g. Romans 8:28 and Hebrews 12:7-11.

As Charles Spurgeon once said, "I've learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock of Ages"

Doing this (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) is something that some have referred to as practicing the presence of God in your life (or perhaps better, practicing the increasing presence of God in your life) and it is certainly a wondrous thing to experience

Praying for you!

God bless you!!

--David
 
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Yeah. I feel scared to trust God bc i fear if I give him all my hearts desires or hand them over I'll get nothing and just lose everything. Who all counts as counsel?
In the Bible especially with Jesus' sayings you will find to be willing to lose everything, or let everything go is key to being a disciple Jesus is looking for. God knows your actual needs and your heart desires. But the purpose of our existence is not to let God as some kind of Santa Claus arrange for us to have what we want, but to seek what He wants for you. Can you give an example?

Seek guidance/advice from people who walk with God, you trust and are able to establish order in the chaos of emotions - in general Pastors/Counsellors/Psychologists are trained to do that. But you may have wiser older men/women in your social network or church who also may be able to play that role or you.

Just don't keep struggling by yourself. Be blessed sister ..
 
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You're right I have to think back and go deep and start there. Thank you all
 
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Look at Hebrew 12:15 and the root of bitterness. When I know that I missed God in my life and knew I could not retrieve the blessing back (Yes, it is the blessing that you might miss, not your salvation.) I started to become bitter. I mean I was really stuck. I turned it over to God though and let him rip some of the old out of my heart and replace it with new vision and opportunity of what I could do in the future. I do not know if this is your case, or exactly why you are angry but it is good that your recognize your need. One need I see is to expand your knowledge of God's love. This the prayer in Ephesians that Paul prayed for them to know the depth, breadth, width and height of God's love is one you can pray for yourself everyday. Consider some more radical moves too. Perhaps adopt fasting. In Isaiah 58:6 it can be used to loosen the bonds of wickedness. Give yourself some slack though. You did not get this way overnight and it might take some time to get the healing you need so that you can move forward. It begins by just pouring your heart out. Nothing can separate you from the love of God but in a non-disrespectful way as possible air your issues and ask God to set the path straight so that you can break up the hard ground of your heart rather than harden it. Practice some good habits too daily. From reading the word to having some prayer. A sacrifice of praise too is the times you praise God even though you do not feel like it. Though you might feel like it you are not a reprobate, or even close to being lost. You just have wandered and have the heart to recognize that it is time to try some new things, to get back on track with God and let him put the first love you had back into your heart and life. I really do think you can be successful especially if you measure that success over a longer period of time and are willing to bounce back after any setbacks you may encounter. God bless you always!
 
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