Honest with God

Luke 22:42-43 KJV

42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

Most people have a hard time being honest with God about their feelings. We are either ashamed of them or think God doesn't care about or feelings and only our obedience. Here we see that He does want to hear.

Christ was honest with His father about how he was feeling. The key though is He didn't whine and complain. He simply stated His feelings and then acknowledged that God's will was great than His feelings. Christ transitioned from full honesty to full faith.

Do you see what happened next? God sent an angel to strengthen Him. The Father didn't scold Christ for His honesty; He strengthened Him for what was to come.

We need to be fully honest with God. We need to not only be honest, but we need to accept that God may call us to do something against our feelings and that is okay because if He calls us to something, He will strengthen us to do it!