Angry at God About Your Health? You’re in Good Company
Maybe you prayed for healing for years. Maybe you watched others get better while you didn’t. And now there’s anger sitting in your chest that you’re afraid to say out loud, especially to God.
Here’s good news: you’re in good company, and God isn’t afraid of your honesty.
The Bible is full of honest prayers
- David: “How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever?” (Psalm 13:1)
- Job: “I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul” (Job 7:11).
- Jeremiah accused God of being like a stream that runs dry (Jeremiah 15:18).
- Jesus: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46), quoting Psalm 22.
God didn’t delete these prayers. He put them in Scripture, so we’d know they’re allowed.
Anger brought to God is still prayer
There’s a difference between anger that turns away from God and anger that turns toward Him. Lament is complaining to God, not about Him behind His back. It keeps the relationship open. Silence and distance are what slowly close it.
How to lament
Many lament psalms follow a simple pattern you can use:
- Turn to God: “Lord…”
- Say the complaint plainly: “I’m angry this hasn’t gotten better.”
- Ask for what you need: “Help me. Heal me. Hold me.”
- Choose trust, even if it’s small: “But I have trusted in thy mercy” (Psalm 13:5).
You don’t have to reach step four quickly. Psalm 88 never does, and it’s still in the Bible.
If anger turns to despair
If your anger has become hopelessness, or thoughts of not wanting to live, please reach out right now: call or text 988 (US) or your local emergency number, and tell someone you trust. Needing help is not a lack of faith.
When you’re ready, our free tools Christ in Crisis and The Long Middle can walk with you.
