It Is Okay to Feel Frustrated

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.

Numbers 11:14, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

It Is Okay to Feel Frustrated

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

What is taking longer than you expected and has been leaving you frustrated?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for listening to my frustration without asking me to pretend everything is fine.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

God, like Moses, I get tired of carrying it all too. Give me patience today and show me who can share this weight with me.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Today, when frustration shows up, I will stop, take three deep breaths and tell God what happened before I react.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)