We are studying Hosea in Bible study and we got to talking about prayer and how many of us think that we need to come to God as Christians who are "content with their circumstances" - and I think that many times I have struggled with coming to God as a person who is upset with life, and telling God that I am not enjoying what is going on, and that I am having a hard time handling it. It is much easier to come to God and be happy and thankful with good circumstances - but what about the times when circumstances aren't so good? I'm not saying that I want to turn into a whiner - but I am working on understanding how to be honest with how I am feeling and expressing that to God in a way that is biblically acceptable- and then asking for help to interpret properly what is going on - therefore making me a person who has acknowledged and shared my turmoil - which in turn allows me to heal. (I have had friends say to me here: You need to read Lamentations of some of the Psalms.)
But I was thinking about my relationship with my friends and thinking that it hurts when friends feel that they cannot be honest with me. And I thought of my relationship with God and thought- How much does it hurt Him when I am not honest about how I am feeling?

Just some meandering thoughts...