Unreal Expectations Equals Frustrations

Good Morning!! We may feel frustrated with God because He doesn't live up to the expectations we have of Him. Sometimes we feel frustrated with the church because it doesn't match up with our ideal church. We're often frustrated with others because they fall short of expectations that we have of them. But, perhaps we should consider whether the problem in all these cases is that we are basing our expectations on a distorted view,...of God or of the church and of others.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.—Romans 5:1 (NKJV)

We may feel frustrated with ourselves too, because we don't believe we live up to what others want from us or even what we think God wants from us. More often than not, though, our problem is trying to make ourselves into someone else's image or change ourselves to fit someone else's standards for us. God created us each to be different. We all have our own place and image, and the only way we can ever be successful in life, is to be ourselves, allowing God to use us just the way we are. 

This is the great purpose for which we have been saved; to the glory of God and of His Son Jesus Christ.
Are you living to fulfill your purpose?

 

Sweet Spirit of God, help us to fine peace with ourselves, so that we may have peace with others,...which frees us to be, all that the Father created us to be.

 

"Being true to God, starts with being true to self."