Wednesday, April 16, 2014

When God Hurts Your Feelings

Have you ever had your feelings hurt by God? You want something so badly but God's answer to your prayer is no or not now. It leaves you hurt and confused. Or maybe God has taken something away from you. Or perhaps you received a God-spanking, you know, those times when you have done wrong and God let's you know it.

Sometimes we may feel as though God has purposely done something to hurt us. When we feel this way, we need to remember Jeremiah 29:11.


God isn't out to hurt our feelings. He isn't out to make us sad. He has great plans for us, plans we cannot even begin to imagine. Sometimes He has to tell us no or not now, sometimes He has to take things away from us or change things up, and sometimes He has to discipline us. But all along we can have faith that God has the best in mind for us. He loves us and has a great plan to prosper us.

Has God hurt your feelings lately? Has something happened and you feel as though God doesn't care? Remember that He knows the plans He has and they are good plans.





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12 comments:

  1. Just last night, my husband and I had a huge disappointment. It was an obvious "No" (or "not now") from God. It is easy to become resentful toward the roadblocks that are in our path. But, when I remember that God knows what is best for us, it gives me hope. Hope for the future and the plans He has in store for us! Disappointment is soooo hard, but I am trusting God!

    Blessings, Joan

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    1. Yes, disappointment is very hard. But God has a plan! Keep your eyes fixed on Him! Thanks for stopping in Joan!

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  2. Honestly, this is exactly where I am and what I am feeling. Like the commenter before me, my husband and I recently had a huge disappointment- and amazing job offer had come his way that would have blessed our family so much... and then it just disappeared on the day he was to start. To this day we still haven't heard a word from the company that offered him the job. The hardest thing is getting back to life as we know it after we had seen a very different future for our family- and trying to figure out why God would've allowed the offer to be made in the first place. I know God's ways are not our ways and we don't always get to know "why", but it was still a huge disappointment. Your post is very encouraging. Thank you.

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    1. I am so sorry about your disappointment. I am sure it is very hurtful. Remember God always has a plan. Keep your eyes on Him!

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  3. A big "no" happened to me this past summer. I was so mad at God for "dangling" the bait in front of me and then slamming the door so hard it almost shattered me. Note: "almost". I picked myself and dusted myself off and claimed Jeremiah 29.11. Great post.

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    1. Susan, thank you for sharing your story with us. Yes, we must reclaim Jeremiah 29:11!

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  4. We are just coming out of a very hard year in which it seemed that the rug had been pulled out from under us. My husband had pursued a big $$ sales job for over a year but the door just didn't seem to be opening. It became clear to us that his current job at the time needed to end and out of the blue a Christian owned company that we had history with offered my husband a job that was difficult to refuse. He accepted that job and literally two days later the sales job opened up, a very good friend applied for it and was offered the job. The job my husband took when south pretty quickly and he was left wondering what had happened?! After 5 months, my husband was laid off and his questions for God got bigger and his despair deeper. I worked hard to encourage him, but it wasn't until a close friend of ours joined me in reminding him that he needed to get his eyes off of the circumstances and back on Jesus. He had fallen into self pity and bitterness rather than choosing to have eyes to see what God's purposes might be. Had those things not happened, my husband would not be putting wheels to his dream of starting a go-kart ministry to reach kids who need mentoring in life skills and the Gospel. Sometimes God has to remove our comfort zone to help us live and work out His purposes. It such a great reminder that all He does is for our good and for His glory!

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    1. Heidi, I am sure that situation hurt! But God had a plan all along. Praise God! And a go-kart ministry!? As a mom and children's pastor that sounds so exciting!!! :)

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  5. Loved this post - so full of truth and encouragement. It came to me that when God *hurts* my feelings, it's always because He's more concerned about my heart. Sparing feelings can be disastrous. When my sons were little, if I had done everything to avoid their negative feelings, they would have become self-centered, weak, and out of touch with reality. Hmmm. Maybe God has some of the same goals in mind for me.

    GOD BLESS, and Happy Easter!

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    1. Sharon, I love how you say that, when He "hurts" our feelings it's because He is more concerned about our heart. Such truth!

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  6. Thank you Jenifer. I needed this today. I will stop pouting now. :) Blessed Easter!

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    1. I need it often too! Have a blessed Easter friend!

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