Frustration

"Since God so generously let us in on what He is doing, we're not about to throw up our hands and walk off the job just because we run into occasional hard times." --2 Corinthians 4:1 TM

Have you ever been frustrated with what is going on at work or in your family because you really don't understand what is going on? This bible verse reminds of a time when in a very frustrating time in the ministry. We had been in a very bad winter and finally spring was upon us, as the melting snow overwhelmed the gutters and sewers, the church basement was flooded. Soon, church members, my wife, and I cleaned up the water and raw sewage from the floor. The whole church smelled very bad, but soon with diligence and great effort, not to mention an ample supply of lemon scented bleach, the basement was clean and the smell was gone. This was not an attack of evil or demonic power, although choking through the clean up one would wonder... This experience was just life. A simple and unrelated event that although frustrating, not worth the discomfort of anger or quitting. Not long ago during a service God revealed to us in a prophetic word that His ways are not our ways. Although we may not understand everything we go through on a normal everyday basis, God is in control. When we gain a knowledge from God of what direction we are going, oh how blessed we feel with full disclosure. Yet in that very experience with God, He still may not give us every piece of the puzzle. But just having a tiny tidbit now and then to reaffirm that He is still there and guiding us. How wonderful is that! Praise God for His Grace! Occasionally things happen and it is just life, but don't get angry and storm out. Stick to it, stay the storm and know it isn't how you weather the storm; it is whether you learn to dance in the rain.