Promise of Frustration
Sunday | January 22, 2023
ray@crossroadsny.org
Promise of Frustration: “I will filter all my frustrations through my faith by going to the Scriptures and the Spirit.”
Healthy Frustrations:
- Accountability - Availability
- Agreement
- Action
Unhealthy Frustrations:
- Arrogance
- Aggression
- Arguments
- Abrasiveness
- Anger (unjust) - Adversarial
1.
John 6:1-4 / CSB, “After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias). 2 A huge crowd was following him because they saw the signs that he was performing by healing the sick. 3 Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near.”
Reasons for frustration:
Inconveniences
Interruptions
Impossibilities
Insensitivity
Insults
Insinuations
Impasses
Irritated
Proverbs 12:16 / NLT, “A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted.”
2. Be
John 6:5-6 / CSB, “So when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward him, he asked Philip, “Where will we buy bread so that these people can eat?” 6 He asked this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.”
Proverbs 16:9 / NLT, “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.
3.
John 6:7-9 / CSB, “Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish—but what are they for so many?”
4. Hurry up and wait on God to
John 6:10-13 / CSB, “Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place; so they sat down. The men numbered about five thousand. 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks he distributed them to those who were seated—so also with the fish, as much as they wanted.
12 When they were full, he told his disciples, “Collect the leftovers so that nothing is wasted.” 13 So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces from the five barley loaves that were left over by those who had eaten.”
My next steps
Read: Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 12:1-8 >
Memorize: Proverbs 12:16; 16:9
Prayerfully filter my frustrations
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