To anyone who feels bitter after praying for years

I used to call it patience. But over time, patience quietly turned into bitterness. That’s when the story of Naomi stopped feeling distant. She doesn’t hide her bitterness. She renames herself Mara. In Hebrew, the word means more than sad—it means life has turned against me. The Bible never corrects her for that honesty. It lets her bitterness speak before restoration ever arrives. If bitterness has crept into your prayers, Scripture doesn’t tell you to swallow it. It shows you someone who carried it openly—and was still part of God’s story. #Bitterness #Naomi #FaithAfterLoss #BiblicalHonesty #EmotionalHealing

27 days ago

Sandy

Starting this year, i'm going after it with my whole heart, i'm going to do everything I can so that when I go up to those gates, He says, welcome home my blessed child. Not I never knew you. I'm guilty of being lukewarm for way too long, and that's not gonna happen anymore. I'm guilty of tiptoeing around what I feel about Jesus and I don't always say what I feel because I don't wanna step on people's toes and make them feel uncomfortable. Well, guess what World, I'm gonna make you feel uncomfortable from now on. Because I know that all the unanswered prayers, all the trials, all the tribulations have led me here to wanting God more than anything else in this world. So thank you, God for not answering all my prayers. Thank you, God for letting me suffer. Letting me know what the world is really like. And finally showing me to a very special being what your love is like. I will do whatever I have to show you how much I love you and how much I want to be home with you, Lord.

14d

Sioux Falls, SD

Sandy

I used to be angry and question.God all the time as to why he didn't answer my prayers. When mom was hitting me and beating me when I was rejected and basically thrown out of the house at fifteen i didn't really even think about god anymore. But the other night I had to thank him for all the years of trials and tribulations. Because all the pain and all the misery that I felt in my life has made me want to seek guide more.Because that's the unconditional love I never got in life. I want his love so badly. Because I know his love will never judge me., Never condemn me, never turn his back on me, Never hurt me and that's what I want.That's what i've searched my whole life for.