When troubles ganged up on me, a mob of sins past counting, I was so swamped by guilt I couldn't see my way clear. More guilt in my heart than hair on my head, so heavy the guilt that my heart gave out. (Psalm 40:12 MSG)
I read this Psalm from David in the message. It has a powerful message of God's provision and grace and our patience.
Don't let the only time you ask God for help be when you deserve it. When God helps at those times, we attribute God's help with our good works instead of on God's grace and mercy.
Joyce Meyer says, "when you feel frustrated , it is because you are living by your own effort." Wow! God is speaking directly to me. I'm convicted! I struggle with frustrations and need to let God be God during these times. Many times, there is nothing I can do to help the situation anyway.
Frustration is "a feeling of dissatisfaction, often accompanied by anxiety or depression, resulting from unfulfilled needs or unresolved problems." It comes from frustra meaning "in vain". Another Wow!
I guess there's no such thing as "godly frustration", is there? I even get frustrated when people are clearly disobeying God (including myself) or when my kids don't fear God enough to discontinue their mean comments toward each other.
Since I don't want to frustrate God's work in my life and in others, I need to heed God's Word and accept God's help in this area, extend grace, and remember that God can and will fulfill all my needs as well as others'.
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