One of the worst feelings is to be miserable and not know why.  It could manifest itself in something like a bad mood or maybe even a despondant depression.   But either way its like walking in a fog.

We do our best, then, to figure out what is wrong. Is it wounded pride? Anger? Guilt?

A few weeks back I was feeling pretty low and I couldn’t put my finger on it. Eventually I realized that I was just angry at my life circumstance. So I repented of my anger and impatience, but that didn’t help.

And the realization hit me: the anger is a fruit of something deeper going on in me. I was angry for a bigger reason than just being disappointed in my life circumstance.

It was unbelief. I was angry because I didn’t trust that God was doing me good even though my life circumstance was not the way I wanted it. Not only was I doubting that God was doing me good, but I doubted that God was good.

Then the fog lifted. I was treating the symptoms instead of killing the sickness.

Maybe you’re miserable today. What is it then that you truly believe about God’s goodness towards you?