Have you ever felt distant from God or wondered if He’s angry with you? You’re not alone. Many believers grapple with these questions, especially during challenging times.
“Why does God hate me?” or “Why is God so angry at me?” These are thoughts that can plague even the most devout hearts. Rest assured, your questions are valid, and God welcomes honest seeking.
As our loving Father, God isn’t offended by our questions. He’s eager to comfort us when we’re down and guide us through our doubts.
In this mini bible study, we’ll address these feelings and examine whether they align with our new nature in Christ.
We’ll also delve into comforting scriptures that offer guidance for those moments when you feel God’s love seems far away.
Let’s uncover the truth about God’s unwavering love and how it persists even when our emotions tell us otherwise.
THE NEW MAN
As a believer, I make it a daily practice to confess and meditate on my new identity in Christ.
By filling my heart and mind with these truths, I fortify myself against the enemy’s lies.
Regular immersion in faith-filled Gospel messages strengthens my assurance of God’s eternal love for me.
Why am I saying all of these? You see, Man is first spirit, has a soul, and lives in a body.
All that Christ has accomplished for us resides in our spirit, the new man. The emotions we feel in our soul aren’t reflective of our true nature in Christ.
It’s important to recognize that feelings of God’s hatred towards us are not normal or truthful.
God’s love extends to all humanity, believers and unbelievers alike. As Romans 5:8 beautifully states, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” This love, once given, is irrevocable.
Remember, it’s God’s goodness that leads people to repentance, not their good works or fear of punishment – Romans 2 vs 4.
When you feel that God hates you, recognize this as a deception from the enemy because in reality, God doesn’t hate you or anyone.
The devil often attacks our identity, just as he tempted Jesus in the wilderness, questioning if He was truly God’s Son – Matthew 4:1-11 and Luke 4:1-13.
These attacks on our soul, filled with doubts about God’s love and our worth, can be countered.
How? By standing firm in faith, speaking God’s Word, and following Jesus’ example in Matthew 4 vs 1- 11.
Your past mistakes are not ever before God; in Christ, you are a new creation.
Don’t let the enemy rob you of the joy of your new faith in Christ. Instead, rest secure in the unchanging love of your Heavenly Father.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE GOD HATES YOU
You simply meditate on scriptures that talk about the eternal Love that the Father has for you and the eternal forgiveness that you have received.
Examples of these scriptures are below:
Isaiah 54:10 – Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,’ says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Lamentations 3:22-23 – Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 – May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
Titus 3:4-5 – But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.
1 John 4:9-10 – This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 3:1 – See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
Jeremiah 31:3 – The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
Romans 8:38-39 – For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 3:17-19 – And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
1 John 4:16 – And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
Zephaniah 3:17 – The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love, he will no longer rebuke you but will rejoice over you with singing.
Psalm 103:12 – As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Isaiah 43:25 – I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.
Micah 7:19 – You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
Hebrews 8:12 – For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.
2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
Colossians 3:3 – 4 – For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Romans 8:1 – Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 1:7- 8 – In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us.
My passion lies in reaching out to young adults in communities and schools, witnessing the transformative power of faith in their lives.
This blog extends my ministry, sharing insights, encouraging believers, and exploring Christ's teachings in daily life.
Welcome, Brother James.
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