Jeremiah 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
Frustrations often come about as a result of trying to do God’s work for Him. When folks attempt to do God’s work, they might, at times meet with some semblance of success and this is because they know what is the right thing to do. But surrendering your all to Christ goes much deeper than merely knowing and doing the right thing. When the Christian does that which is right from a mere knowledge of what is right, he will have some good days.
But he will also have a lot of frustrating days, when he comes up short. And, furthermore, when he does have some good days, he will be in grave danger of feeling good about himself. Peter had some good days, and yet, it was when he was feeling good, and confident that Jesus warned him that satan desired to shred him like wheat. The prophet Isaiah also had many good days, until God revealed to him that he was a man of unclean lips.
Some Christians may mistake good behavior for the righteousness God alone can offer. A well-behaved person isn’t necessarily a Christian, for there are a lot of decent, well-dressed devils, walking around nowadays. Thus, it has to be forever settled in the Christian’s mind that no amount of doing, on your own, would bring about a change in the heart. Young people in our churches often get frustrated with the Christian way, by trying to do the right things they have read of in the Bible, on their own.
John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in me.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!