So What Does It Mean to be a Frustrated Christian?

Have you ever believed God for a promise and it didn’t come to pass? The disappointment may have left you, angry, confused, and frustrated–no less!  You had the exact scriptures memorized and recited them by heart!  “Nothing is impossible to those who believe, right?!  If you speak into this mountain, it will move, right?? Matthew 17:20. But your efforts came to no avail, an hence–the frustration. Frustration is defined as having disappointed expectations and foiled plans.  The frustrated christian is beset this exact problem.  Perhaps a dream has gone unrealized or an outcome was unfavorable…leaving the frustrated christian in a precarious position–that of distrust or disbelief of God.  Many people have been implored by prosperity teachers to believe for a new house, a new job, or perhaps perfect health.  But the house deals falls through, another person gets the promotion, the disease progresses… It seems that despite “speaking unto the mountain” the situation remains unchanged and frustration and bitterness inevitably set in.  Christians become disappointed with God, convinced that the word does not work.  Some vow never to trust again.  Some become determined to handle things on their own.  Some even walk away from the faith.  The purpose of this e-book to shed light on teachings in the word about faith and expectations in the midst of difficult circumstances.  My hope is that you have a renewed boldness that is based on biblical teachings…line upon line…precept upon precept…so that you may be set free from the frustration and pitfalls that so easily befall those who exercise faith in prosperity teaching and doctrines. I pray that in reading this, your faith and understanding in God’s word grow and are perfected more and more.  May God bless the teaching of this word, so that we may understand why many of our plans were frustrated and develop confidence and assurance in the fact God’s plans are never frustrated! ( Job 42:1-2)  May his plans be our plans!