Five Steps for Handling Frustration
处理挫折的五个步骤
May 10, 2017
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you” (Isaiah 26:3 NIV).
“坚心倚赖你的，你必保守他十分平安，因为他倚靠你。”（赛26:3 和修）
Here are five simple steps for dealing with frustrations in your life.
这里有你处理生命中挫折的五个简单的步骤。
Ask yourself, “Did I cause it?” The Bible says, “A man reaps what he sows” (Galatians 6:7b NIV). We are often frustrated by things in life because we bring them on ourselves.
问自己，“是我引起的吗？”圣经说：“人种的是什么，收的也是什么。”（加6:7b 和修）我们的生命中经常被一些事情阻挠，是因为我们自己把他们带了进来。
Ask yourself, “What can I learn from it?” Romans 8:28b says, “In all things God works for the good of those who love him” (NIV). There are many bad things in the world, but all things work together. God can even take the negative and turn it into a positive if we let him. Use irritation as an opportunity to become more like Christ.
问自己，“我能从中学到什么？”罗马书8：28：“我们知道，万事都互相效力，叫爱 神的人得益处，就是按他旨意被召的人。”（和修）世界上有太多无奈，但是万事都互相效力。如果我们愿意，上帝甚至可以使逆境成为祝福。使用刺激为契机，变得更像基督。
Thank God in the situation. In 1 Thessalonians 5:18a we read, “Give thanks in all circumstances” (NIV). You don’t have to be thankful for a bad situation, but you can be thankful in a bad situation. Frustration may be a blessing in disguise.
想一下，上帝也在环境中。在帖撒罗尼迦前书5:18a，我们读到，“凡事谢恩”（和修）。不是必须让你在逆境中感恩，但是你可以在逆境中感恩。挫折也许是化妆的祝福。
Turn the frustration into a funny, humorous event. The Bible says, “A cheerful heart is good medicine” (Proverbs 17:22a NIV). A sense of humor is God’s antidote for anger and frustration.
对待挫折如同一个喜乐、幽默的事情。圣经说：“喜乐的心能治好疾病”（箴17:22a 和修）。一个幽默的态度是对生气与挫折上帝的解毒剂。
Ask God to fill you with his love. Why? Because 1 Corinthians 13:5b says, “[Love] is not easily angered” (NIV). Love is self-giving, not self-serving. We get irritated because we think everyone and everything has to revolve around us. Love concentrates on the other person.
求上帝的爱充满你。为什么？因为哥林多前书13:5b说：“（爱是）不轻易发怒”（和修）。爱是无私的，不是自私的。我们恼怒是因为我们觉得所有人所有事情都必须围着自己转。爱的精华实际上用在别人身上。
Jesus faced constant frustrations, but he never got irritated. He always made time for people. We get so preoccupied with our own things that we forget that people are the priority in life.
耶稣不断的面对挫折，但是他从来不恼怒。他总是花时间和大家在一起。我们总是全神贯注在自己的事情上，以至于我们都忘了别人生命的主权。
Talk It Over
讨论问题
Think about a frustration you are facing, and apply these steps —
想到你正在面对的一个挫折，并且应用这些步骤：
Ask yourself, “Did I cause it?”
“A man reaps what he sows” (Galatians 6:7b NIV).
问自己，“是我引起的吗？”
“人种的是什么，收的也是什么。”（加6:7b 和修）
Ask yourself, “What can I learn from it?”
“In all things God works for the good of those who love him” (Romans 8:28b NIV).
问自己，“我能从中学到什么？
”罗马书8：28：“我们知道，万事都互相效力，叫爱 神的人得益处，就是按他旨意被召的人。”（和修）
Thank God in the situation.
“Give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:18a NIV).
想一下，上帝也在环境中。
“凡事谢恩”（帖前5:18a 和修）。
Turn the frustration into a funny, humorous event.
“A cheerful heart is good medicine” (Proverbs 17:22a NIV).
对待挫折如同一个喜乐、幽默的事情。
“喜乐的心能治好疾病”（箴17:22a 和修）。
Ask God to fill you with his love. “[Love] is not easily angered” (1 Corinthians 13:5b NIV).
求上帝的爱充满你。
“（爱是）不轻易发怒”（林前13:5b 和修）。
