Jan 2009
Frustrated
01.01.09 23:25 Filed in: Leadership
Have you ever
been frustrated? Maybe someone didn’t listen to you
and they should have, maybe you feel overlooked or
ignored, maybe you feel like nothing is falling into
place the way you thought it would... whatever the
reason, you’ve been frustrated.
Lately I’ve been catching little attitudes in my heart that show up in my life as frustration in my words and actions. My lovely wife Sarah and I have been on vacation for the last week and I have just sat back and spent some time relaxing and reflecting. The question I was asking today is why do I feel frustrated? There is no easy answer, nor will I get into it right now but what I found out I wanted to share, in case you find yourself in a state of frustration at some point.
In Genesis 2:19 God established something interesting...
“Out of the ground the Lord God established every beast of the field and every bird of the air, AND BROUGHT THEM TO ADAM TO SEE WHAT HE WOULD CALL THEM. AND WHATEVER ADAM CALLED EACH LIVING CREATURE, THAT WAS ITS NAME.” God created everything in Genesis 1. In Genesis 2 he allows Adam, one of His creations to have a say in what God created. Adam, in his own creativity and insight, was able to name every living creature and that was its name. What trust our God has in us!
That’s really the issue isn’t it, when it comes to frustration (especially if it is directed at other people) we often feel like we are not trusted or that our trust was somehow violated. Adam had input because the Lord allowed him to. Maybe you feel that at you school or work or home you don’t have input and you should--you’re just frustrated... maybe someone violated your trust... maybe you aren’t able to name your animals like you want to... May you be reminded today that your heavenly Father trusts you with the mission He gave you, no matter what you may name your animals, that will be its name.
Lately I’ve been catching little attitudes in my heart that show up in my life as frustration in my words and actions. My lovely wife Sarah and I have been on vacation for the last week and I have just sat back and spent some time relaxing and reflecting. The question I was asking today is why do I feel frustrated? There is no easy answer, nor will I get into it right now but what I found out I wanted to share, in case you find yourself in a state of frustration at some point.
In Genesis 2:19 God established something interesting...
“Out of the ground the Lord God established every beast of the field and every bird of the air, AND BROUGHT THEM TO ADAM TO SEE WHAT HE WOULD CALL THEM. AND WHATEVER ADAM CALLED EACH LIVING CREATURE, THAT WAS ITS NAME.” God created everything in Genesis 1. In Genesis 2 he allows Adam, one of His creations to have a say in what God created. Adam, in his own creativity and insight, was able to name every living creature and that was its name. What trust our God has in us!
That’s really the issue isn’t it, when it comes to frustration (especially if it is directed at other people) we often feel like we are not trusted or that our trust was somehow violated. Adam had input because the Lord allowed him to. Maybe you feel that at you school or work or home you don’t have input and you should--you’re just frustrated... maybe someone violated your trust... maybe you aren’t able to name your animals like you want to... May you be reminded today that your heavenly Father trusts you with the mission He gave you, no matter what you may name your animals, that will be its name.
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