Has anyone read this book?  It's really good, it's opened up my eyes about the viewpoints that we don't always think about relating to God.  It's basically a story about a man who lost his daughter to a serial killer, she was killed in a shack near their property.  Just as any parent would be completely devastated by the loss of a child, this man became completely bitter with God.  He blamed everything on God.  And then one night, he had a dream and it took place in the shack where his daughter was killed, but he was having a conversation with God.  And he asked God, why did you let this happen, how could you take my daughter away from me?  God told him that he didn't take his daughter away, the killer did, and that he cannot control the actions of men.  He finally told the father that he was with his daughter the whole time, up until her death and she was praying for her family, that her loss wouldn't break their hearts, and that God would be with them and heel them. 
    This story is fictional, but still it gives a good interpretation of a horrible situation, where the blame shouldn't be on God at all.  All he wants to do is love and care for us, and it's not right to blame situations that happen to us on him. 

We should think of God like we do our own parents, we should seek his advice and listen.  We shouldn't be angry with God because it's only hurting us.  It's not right to become bitter with him, because he would never hurt  us intentionally.  I hadn't realized this until  you mentioned it, but it's true, God cannot control our actions.  He must be really disappointed and hurt with our choices sometimes.

Wow this story gave me the chills. Its true though, whenever something bad happens to us people just want to blame someone and they blame God. Thats not right though, God is not the reason why bad things happen, God helps us get past the bad things that happen. It actually makes me mad when people blame God. Its not his fault, all he does is help yet so many people put all the blame on him like he's the reason.

Tracyy said: Wow this story gave me the chills. Its true though, whenever something bad happens to us people just want to blame someone and they blame God. Thats not right though, God is not the reason why bad things happen, God helps us get past the bad things that happen. It actually makes me mad when people blame God. Its not his fault, all he does is help yet so many people put all the blame on him like he's the reason.

People just want to blame someone other than themselves when things go wrong and the only thing they can blame is God. As if he brought everything upon them, when usually its the person who brings everything upon themselves. I got myself in a relationship 3 years ago, i helped mess it up, i dealt with things I shouldn't have dealt with and said things I shouldn't have said. Now it all fell apart and its unfixable and it also shouldn't be fixed, but I brought it upon myself and i didn't leave when I should've. It's my fault and although at first i was blaming God for putting me through this. I'm a good person I dont deserve this, i pray to God daily and never skip a day, I treat others the way I want to be treated and never caused any harm to anyone, I dont deserve this, so I blamed God. It took me only 2 hours to realise its not Gods fault, its mine, I brought everything upon myself and now I'm dealing with the consequences, but God is helping me, and I'm going to make it through because I have him by my side.

HappyDays, it's good to hear that you have a good attitude about the situation you got yourself in.  I've seen so many people blame God for their hardships.  Even things in the distant past, like childhood is blamed on God.  But he only wants the best for us.  Just like a good parent would never let bad things happen to their children, but they can't have control over every aspect of life.  Bad things happen to everyone, even good people.  But how we deal with things is what really matters in life.

I've realised usually the people who do blame everything that happens to them on God, their situations last longer than the ones who dont blame it on him and just ask for his help. And I think that's God's way of telling them not to accuse him when he had nothing to do with it. this is the way I think of it. When I was younger and my sister and I would play on the gameboy, she'll lose and automatically blame me even if i wasn't saying a word and I didn't even move. I had nothing to do with it she lost all by herself. When people get theirselves caught up in messy situations its like losing on the gameboy they brought it upon themselves, and God had nothing to do with it.

The loss of a child or loved one is probably the most frequent situation where a person blames God.  That's the worst possible situation I could think of.  And non believers or new Christians often don't realize how God works.  He can't control people's actions.  But he's only here to help us, to take care of us. 

I saw this book at Target the other day. I was going to get it but saved it for next time. It looked really good though. I think I might go back this weekend and get it. Has anyone read it?