Have you ever just had it with people who continue to make wrong choices? You know the outcome of their decisions is not going to be pretty. You may hint at or perhaps even flat out warn them, but their mind is set. (And inside, we know that we have been that same source of frustration to others.)

Today, as I vented my frustration with others to the Lord, I recalled that Jesus could relate. Let’s review a few of His experiences.

• Jesus became frustrated over the slow learning curve of His disciples. As He taught and demonstrated servanthood, they argued over who among them was the greatest! (Luke 22:24)

• At one point, Peter outright disagreed with Jesus in which Jesus responded, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men” (Matthew 16:23).

• Jesus was surely frustrated again when Peter refused to heed the warning that he would deny Jesus three times the evening of Jesus’ arrest (Matthew 26:34-35).

• The Pharisees and teachers of the law were another source of constant frustration for Jesus. With hardened hearts and closed minds, they refused to accept His teachings or even His miracles as from God. Jesus finally responded, calling them “blind” and “hypocrites”, “like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones” (Matthew 23:26-27).

• Jesus physically demonstrated His frustration when He zealously turned over tables and scattered swindlers taking advantage of pilgrims visiting His Father’s temple (Matthew 21:12-13).

All that to say, yes, Jesus understands when we come to Him with our frustrations. May He be our source of peace, comfort, and wisdom in each situation.