Although it is written from more of a psychological background, it is biblically based, and gives good, practical advice on why we should want a better relationship with God, as well as how to go about improving the relationship we have.
There are many responses to being angry with God. There is the shaking of the fist in defiance, there is simply the turning and walking away, and there is the silent, guilt-ridden defection in place. Each response to anger with God has its consequences.
This well written book explores all the dimensions of being angry with God. Michele Novotni and Randy Petersen have taken us beyond victimhood. What a welcome book!
Novotni is a psychologist who grew up with the stories of her grandmother who was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. She heard the anguished stories of betrayal, loss, torture, and death all in the name of God. Up to her deathbed, Novotni heard over and over again her grandmother's anger with God --- an anger she could not resolve or release. In her practice as a psychologist she began to hear the same issues of unresolved and unforgiveable anger with God from her clients. It is out of this clinical experience that this book is rooted and takes flight toward resolution, release, and health.
Novotni teams up with a talented and creative educator, Randy Petersen, to present an honest, reflective, and imaginative approach to deal with anger with God.
This book will be welcomed by counselors. It will be treasured by those angry with God.
Psychologist Michele Novotni noticed that many of her clients who were working through their anger with people had a parallel need to work through their anger with God. Beneath the psychological issues, many people also silently struggle with their faith.
Yet, many are afraid to give voice to this anger. They're told that "good" people, "people of faith," accept what happens without asking questions. Unvoiced thoughts are forced underground, leaving people feeling disconnected and angry with God, but unable to do much about it.
Novotni and Petersen help readers break the silence. It's not easy making peace with a silent God who seems to have declared war on you. And this book won't try to talk readers out of their anger, but it will talk them through it, presenting them with an image of a compassionate God who continues to love them.