Frustration

There was a load I had a couple of months back that really frustrated me. When I got to the shipper in Salt Lake City, the load was not ready. I sat backed up to the dock for over 6 hours. I was able to make it to my delivery on time. However, when I got there, I was not given a door for over two hours. I was able to take out my frustrations by unloading the truck myself. I got done in the same amout of time as the remainder of trucks that hired lumpers to unload them.

There are many days, sometimes weeks that seem to have occurences like this. The frustrations also include not getting home as often as I would like, not getting the miles I need, sitting under a load for four days when I could have delivered in less than two. I guess it's part of the industry. I'm sure many jobs have frustrations of their own that need to be dealt with.

Going through this reminds me of the frustration that Paul had with himself that he described in Romans. He talked about doing evil instead of the good he wanted to do. He just wished it would go away. But, he knew the struggle would not end as long as he lived on this earth. He would have to be patient and wait for perfection to come. Until then he would continue to struggle with his sinful flesh and fight at the urges and temptations to not do the good he needed to do as a believer.

The same is true for me and you. We need to deal with the frustrations each day. Put a smile on our faces and keep looking ahead to that time when we won't have to deal with them. Knowing that Christ has dealt with those weaknesses of ours by His perfect life, allows us to push on and stay "optimistic" about the future. Things will get better. We just drive on through and keep focused on the final destination.