Are You Sad or Disappointed with God?

Hey friends! Several of you emailed me recently, saying that you feel sad or disappointed in God, but you feel guilty for having those emotions. So this is a spontaneous, teary-eyed video where I share why I think it's totally okay for Christians to express to God that they feel sad or even disappointed or angry with Him, and what you can do about it. I hope this can encourage you! Love, Tiffany

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[TiffanyDawn]

Hey girls! One more addition here. There's some question as to whether feeling angry with God is or is not a sin, and regardless I think the important thing is to bring it to God. But I asked my mom what she thought and I love her insights so I wanted to share them here (because I'm always paranoid about making sure these videos are as theologically accurate as possible - which is a good thing to be concerned with 😂) So here's what my mom said: "The whole idea of being angry with God is difficult. We should definitely acknowledge our anger. But no one can make us angry. Not people, not God. Ultimately we choose anger and take it on ourselves. Some anger is justified and some is not. Acknowledging anger is the same as confessing. Whether or not it is sin, we bring it to God, hold it up to His light and let Him cleanse or heal us, whatever is necessary. So... anger is a real emotion which needs to be brought to the Lord." I hope her wise words can help you!

[emilianolopez]

I am sick and tired of praying to God with no substantial answer in return. I was given a life I didn't deserve to have, in a bad sense. I feel completely betrayed by God. It does not matter whether I read scripture, pray, yell or speak softly to him, I always get a painful silence from him. And when suddenly good things happen in my life, being so mentally conditioned by lifes hardships to almost never see good things happening to me, when they do happen, I can never believe nor enjoyed them anymore because I can't believe something good could happen to me. My brain is wired that way by lifes struggles so I end up not enjoying what I finally receive anyways.

[Car_nage]

I’m just constantly pissed off everyday I hate life and I just don’t wanna even try anymore

[lvgkgct]

You have an incredible encouraging and inspiring message! I've been unemployed for 7 years, been homeless, had a heart surgery, and a head stroke, and been in and out of the hospitals more than I can even count. At times, I felt so angry at God, abandoned, and felt hopeless and despaired. My situation is slowly getting better now. I'm not homeless anymore, but I'm not quite out of the woods either. Trust in Jesus. God is always faithful. God never fails. 😇🙏❤

[laurenjames]

I was yelling at him this afternoon. I fasted for one day, I intended three but I was in too much pain, through the fast I realised how mad I am at him. Main thing that annoys me is seeing people who don’t follow him do well in everything. I know that’s not the point, I know the point is after we die, for life after this, but knowing that doesn’t make it any easier!
Psalm 34:19

[maggiejames]

I came here because i feel like my whole life is tearing apart 😭.
Nothing seems to work my way. I always ask God why He abandons me when I need Him most.

I feel like giving up already on God.
Most people don't pray and they seem so happy.

[CrystalFlames]

Thank you for making this video. I feel so much guilt for being angry and resentful and disappointed toward God. I feel guilty for being bitter and being so sad and for not feeling like he is enough. It hurts to admit these things to God and to myself. I am thankful that he loves and comforts me even during these dark times where I want to lash out. I just don’t know what to do or what is expected of me anymore. I’ve had depression for so long I’m not even sure what happiness is. I’m afraid it’ll last the rest of my life, and I’m so tired. I’m afraid I’ll never be loved in this life. I find myself being resentful of the dreams I’ve had to mourn and the future I want that I’m afraid God gave me to want but will never actually give me. I feel so guilty for not trusting him and for being so ungrateful because I hate that my life is nothing like what I’d hoped for. I don’t know what the answers are. I keep praying for healing and for hope, I try to remember that God daily bears our burdens. I don’t even know what that means sometimes. I’m just trying, and I’m so very tired.

[naturalforme]

When you said that it is okay to be angry with God, I bursted into tears because I grew up hiding my emotions from God. I just needed that confirmation and when I got it I couldn’t hold what I was feeling any longer. This morning I was praying and the prayer was all cute a churchy and then I found myself getting angry. It’s crazy but today I just decided to embrace the fact that getting angry with God from time to time is part of the journey.

[tinacampbell]

I definitely feel this way, , , I am single, a widow and have been alone for 15 years, am broke and I'm tired of it, , , God has forgotten me. That's how I feel.

[jennmoe]

I am mad at GOD! I thought he loves you no matter what but I just don’t feel that way. I don’t smoke drink or anything why would I have colon cancer at 33 years old, I’ve been single 12 years, my son is rebelling on a certain level, I work to pay bills, I help people all the time, I’ve had someone admit to using me but I still do my part as a person. Nobody helps me!! Nobody! I’m just wondering what’s wrong with me? Seems as though GOD hates me.

[chantepage]

I feel so mad at God .. I try so hard not to, but everytime I try to spend time with God, I feel like I was betrayed by Him. 😥 I know it is not true, and I know it's not right to feel that way, because He loves me and would never turn His back on me, and that I am the problem, but I am just so tired of getting hurt, and not getting a break in life where I am just happy. I AM a good person, I always do what's right, I always treat other people in a respectful manner, and I am very kind. But I ALWAYS get hurt. Always. Things are always hard for me, ever since I can remember. 😭 For once, I just want to feel like He is protecting me. But all the people who hurt me, are happy .. and living free, getting blessed left and right, and I'm in pain.

[johnpaulsibug]

im totally pissed to other christians pretending they're perfect while mocking how others lived their lives and judging it without even looking themselves in front of the mirror, pretending holy because they're going to church? .

[TashaJen]

What is the point of prayer if the undesirable situation you are trying to prevent will still happen regardless … prayer is exhausting and too stressful

[Lovley]

I feel like god will make me wander the way he made the Israelites wander for being angry and saying how I feel because he will view it as “murmuring and complaining” I have never felt so tired and exhausted in my walk with god as I do now, I have never felt like this before: I told god i don’t like serving him and if there was no hell I’d quit living for him, I’m afraid that he won’t bless me now but, I never felt so strongly to dare tell god that …especially when he can easily take my life away, but I grew to the point where I can’t take it anymore, I have sacrificed so much for god, everything is about him, I’m tired of being “tested” I’ve been saved since I was 14 living for him, I have no friends never been in a real relationship seems like he wants me always alone never feel like I’m allowed to date, I don’t go out, being a Christian is not fun it never dawned on me that I don’t even enjoy the Christian life, I’m tired of sacrificing, fasting-literally starving myself for him, I have given up everything for him to the point where I have nothing to give, what more do he want from me then, how much testing he gotta do? For what? Been living for you miserably living a life I don’t even enjoy, but still trying to make the best of it. Why push me to the edge to see if I will crack, it’s like life could be punching you in your face and he still want you to be happy and have faith and trust him. The Bible make it seem like faith is this cut and dry thing: if you have faith as little as a mustard seed you can move a mountain, if you have faith you are healed…your faith has healed you, yet you can have faith countless times and still nothing happens so why make it seem like all you have to do is have faith and apply works and things will happen. I’m tired of having faith only to be let down and fall on my face. I have had enough and sick to my stomach w serving a god who says “he isn’t a god of confusion” yet there is nothing in my life that has caused me more confusion than living for him. Nothing has caused me more pain and grief and stress then living for him. He writes a list of so called promises that show up empty. Don’t worry about what you will eat or drink because the birds of the air don’t worry and they have food-excuse me but do birds have bills to worry about? And also you say don’t worry you will provide yet I have to starve myself and skip meals so I can save for bills and still end up broke. God is this so called on time god? I have begged and fasted god to help me pay bills on time, I have observed the way I spend mymoney just to make sure I’m not the cause of going broke, literally budget myself countless times and still go broke, still work to pay bills I don’t even ask for much i been in my apt 12 hrs yet can’t afford cheap home decor I always go broke doing anything for myself. The Bible say it’s not good for man to be alone yet I’m alone I have no friends, no bf, no real relationship, so why can’t god throw a bone in the cage for me to play with since he want me alone and broke? “I came to give life and life more abundantly” 😂 there is nothing abundant about living pay check to pay check. “Commit yourself to me and you will succeed” yet I’ve done everything to better myself and educate myself and failed! No one knows how hard I have worked to end up at a dead end job, I did everything I could to get out, “moved by faith” only to continually land on my face! I am completely disgusted! I know being a Christian don’t exempt you from problems, the Bible says problems are going to come-I get that, but why put all those things in the Bible-life and life more abundantly, commit yourself to god and you will succeed😂 yet all I do is fail, “we are the lenders and not the Borrowers” yet I had to borrow money from my dad and brother-and if you knew me and the person I am you would know how much that pains me to do-I am very independent and a-go-getter, I don’t depend on no one for nothing, I work hard for everything I have and it hurts that I had to do that, but why put stuff like that in the Bible if you aren’t going to live up to it? I’m tired at this point. I never questioned life problems just went along with it, I am so fed up w this because god says to trust him but it’s a whirlwind to do so, I’m tired of “having faith” and being let down! I’m tired of being told to have faith when it isn’t cut and dry.

[ashleighvaughan]

Tiffany has such a calm nurturing voice. Her words and voice are always so comforting :)

[daniellechallita]

Often when in our life, we are suffering, we look at God and blame Him and we are angry towards Him, but when we are comfortable, happy and healthy, we tend to ignore God and forget that He is there and we forget to thank Him and praise Him for the blessings we receive.

[jonnyw]

My wife and I both suffer from chronic depression. We have two kids and we are trying desperately to be the best parents possible but it’s so hard when you are always exhausted. My wife told me the other day she hates life. I say that to myself multiple times a day. We are Christians, pray regularly, seek God etc but He ignores our cries for help.

[ErinAmanda]

Yes Amen! We need to be transparent with God, honest in our prayers. He already knows! I've struggled with feeling a lot of hurt and like I just keep making mistakes, and at one point I found myself crying out to God asking why. I recently did a study in Job and it was during this time that I realized it's important that when we cry out to God asking why, it's okay but it needs to be a why seeking understanding, not a why pointing angry fingers at Him. I learned to pray to God exactly what I was asking why about, exactly why I felt so hurt and abandoned, and just like Job God had not abandoned me, it was simply a test of my faith (and sometimes how life goes). I refuse to let Satan turn me away from God by getting me to blame Him for what goes wrong in my life and instead cling to Him even more so in the hard times of life.

[BluieBeth]

Wow! This was made 6 years ago and yet it was exactly when I needed it. 💗 I'm 46 and am just struggling with how I feel. I've been a Christian for many years but the last 10 years have been really difficult. I'm grateful I found this sweet video tonight. You made me feel much more understood and your kindness and gentleness gave me some comfort.
Thank you so much.

[daniellek]

I think the problem I have is that, any parent who sees their child drowning would pull them out of the water. And I cannot for the life of me understand why there are cities burning everywhere, people being murdered and dying and addictions and poverty, and he’s not there. To sit around and worship, love, adore, but what is he done for any of us lately? I grew up in the church, and now in my 30s, I can’t even wrap my mind around the God of the Bible being a real thing because he doesn’t really care about any of us. Look around you.... especially if you have children. Do you just let them drown?