The right kind of frustration - 20 November 2009 |
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As we carry on in the Christian life, it’s likely that we’ll find our sin increasingly frustrating.
In one sense, that’s a good thing. For since sin is inevitable, frustration about it is better than apathy.
However, let’s be careful that it’s our sin, not merely the painful consequences of sin, that we’re frustrated about. For example, it’s very easy to imagine that we’re grieving over our (sinful) grumpiness, when in fact we’re just (sinfully) irritated that we feel so grumpy. Grief over our sinful grumpiness would be understandable and godly, whereas irritation about how miserable our grumpiness makes us just adds to our sin.
Posted by Steve Jeffery · Topics: Godliness, Minister's Blog