http://www.pleonast.com/user/curlie recent pleonast.com entries by user curlie en-us http://www.pleonast.com/user/curlie?l=5&entryID=604874 November 29 Where Frustration Comes From Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war . . . James 4:1,2 The more self-centered our desires are, the more frustrated our response will be when those desires are blocked or denied. James pinpoints this problem when he says that even among fellow Christians "wars and fights" result from the inability of people to get what they lust for. When what we want is the mere fulfillment of selfish demands and those demands are not met, we often react with a range of soul-shriveling emotions, including anger and anxiety. First of all, consider anger. If our focus is purely on the accomplishment of God's purposes, there will be little anger in our response to obstacles and delays, simply because we know that nothing can ultimately block God's purposes from being achieved. If, howev... 2008-12-01 http://www.pleonast.com/user/curlie?l=5&entryID=586763 Website for Churches of the New Testament 2008-10-13