Dealing With Our Frustrations

Sometimes it seems all to easy to get frustrated with the things that go on in our lives.  There will be times when we struggle to be heard by others.  There will be times when our voices must be raised to proclaim the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the hope that we believers have in Him.  We must do this with love and gentleness. 

The Lord wants us to love Him with all of our hearts, minds, bodies, and our entire being.  He also wants us to love others as ourselves.   Sometimes both of those seem hard.  There maybe times when we wonder if God loves us at all and the answer is of course a resounding, "YES!".

The Lord demonstrated His great love for us by sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to live a perfect sinless life and to go obediently to the Cross where He shed His blood for our sins.  God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day and one day He will return to establish His Kingdom upon the earth in full completion.

Sometimes we get frustrated when we feel like the Lord is making us wait too long,  but He knows best.  We may need to learn a thing or two or three before He can move us to where He wants us.  We may have to wait a little bit longer for the Lord to open the next door. 

We may have to mature Spiritually a little bit more, but during those times the Lord can still use us and grow us.  I am still climbing the ladder of Spiritual maturity.  Sometimes I feel like I slip down several rungs and need to climb back up. 

The Lord will help us grow as we pray, read our bibles, and walk in the Spirit.  We must humble ourselves and submit to His authority.  The Lord wants the very best for us and He wants us to trust Him with those things that frustrate us.  Sometimes He places those frustrating times and people in our lives to teach us something.

I have a lot of work to do in dealing with things that frustrate me I must admit.  I think of what David says in Psalm 51:10 which says,

"Create in me a clean heart O God, and create a steadfast Spirit within me."

Lord,

Forgive us when we get frustrated over things we can seem to control.

Forgive us our selfishness at times that lead to our feelings of frustration.

Help us to love others as You love us.

Lead us and guide us.

In Jesus name we pray,

Amen.