I think I might visit Decaf Land tomorrow. I had WAY too much caffeine and I was a tad bit hyper. I think I did more power walking today than in the last month. But I digress.

I think it’s okay to be mad at God and to tell Him so. It’s better than pretending to be all super-spiritual and praying what you think God wants you to say. It’s okay to take all your frustrations to God. He knows anyway what you’re really feeling. He made you. He knows you better than you do. And don’t ever feel guilty for being mad at God. Healing comes from honesty and honesty starts with admitting the truth to yourself.

Half the Psalms are David telling God off and venting his frustrations. Being real is more desirable to God than being pious. He wants you, all of you, not just the squeaky-clean parts and the spiritually-correct parts. He loves all of you– the good, the bad, the hidden, the ugly, the raw– all the parts of you.

When He purchased you, He said to those fears, those addictions, that pain, those strongholds, “You no longer have any claim on  My child. You have no power to control his or her life anymore. I have opened the doors that you locked and set My child free to walk through them.”

You never have to be a slave to your hurts and pain and old ways and fears anymore. You have the freedom to leave those behind and walk toward the liberty and freedom found in Christ. You can choose daily to start over with a clean slate and your past put squarely behind you.

So my prayer is that you fall in love with Jesus all over again. That you are so captivated by His love for you that everything else grows dim in the light of His glorious grace. That you are transformed by that love into someone who would follow Jesus and say to Him, “Whatever You want is what I want. My life is Yours. Do with me what You want.”

Rejoice in your weakness. Boast in it. Because that’s where Jesus’ power is made perfect. And His perfect love casts out all fear. His power transforms you from a slave to a son or daughter, from prisoner to worshipper, from victim to overcomer. Walk in the victory Jesus won for you.

Amen and amen.