Fretting Against the Lord

The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. —Proverbs 19:3

No one had a better start than King Saul but his life was ruined because he left God out of his plans. He made many stupid decisions and suffered the consequences. Then he has the nerve to be angry with God. That is what the word “fretteth” means—Blaming God for the failures in life when it is really our fault.

Israel fretted against God for 40 years in the wilderness because of their unbelief, when they could have been enjoying “milk and honey” in the promised land.

I have met and know some people who are angry with God because they get lung cancer after they smoked cigarettes for many years. God never forced that cigarette in their hands. There are men who are angry with God because they got AIDS from having an illicit love affair. Their own behavior ruined their life and they cannot see it. I’ve seen parents become bitter with God because their children turn out to be hellions, when the real problem was poor parenting skills.

Don’t take your frustrations out on God when you reap the harvest of having your own way instead of going God’s way. You only have yourself to blame!