Celebrate Everyday pt. 12

You know those days when everything starts out right, you're feeling good, and ready to accomplish anything!? I think that everyone has those days. But then, something always seems to happen to pop your happy bubble! What is it? Why does it change your attitude? What is the first thing that you want to do? Scream!

Happy Moment of Frustration Scream Day! :)

After you have relieved the need to scream for that particularly frustrating moment (please DO NOT SCREAM AT ANYONE!), you are able to think more clearly.

Why do we respond to frustration by screaming? Is this the right thing to do? What should our attitude be like?

In Romans 14, Paul is writing to the believers in Rome about how to handle differences in personal opinion and preference. He tells them the motivation that they should have toward life. He stated, "For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living." While in this context, Paul tells the Romans to consider their life in Christ as they are acting toward their brother in the Lord. We do not live to ourselves! Our life is in Christ, so we should live to Him!

Our frustration is a lack of trust in God's grace and protection in our lives. We get frustrated when we are focused on ourselves and do not get our own way.

The next time you are tempted to scream out in frustration, first consider why you are frustrated. Ask yourself why you have been hurt. Ask yourself if your frustration is valid or if it is a result of a self-focus. Perhaps our choice to rejoice in our frustration, instead of screaming, will be a testimony to the world around us!

May every moment of our lives bring glory and praise to God!