Step 3. Relinquish your frustration to God. The Lord asked, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” Elijah replied, ‘I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with a sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too’ “ (I Kings 19:9-10). Elijah blew off steam to God and poured out his inner feelings. God allowed Elijah to vent his frustrations without condemning or criticizing him. Regardless how bad our circumstances seem, we should never stop communicating with God. Share your heart. You don’t have to be eloquent or creative; just let God know how you feel. Relinquishing your frustration brings a cleansing of all that has been pushed down inside of you and created these negative emotions.
第三,把你的沮丧交托给神。主问:“以利亚啊,你在这里做什么?”以利亚回答说:“我为耶和华万军之神大发热心;因为以色列人背弃了你的约,毁坏了你的坛,用刀杀了你的先知,只剩下我一个人,他们还要寻索我的命。”(列王记上19:9-10)以利亚把他内心的感受一股脑都倒给了神。神也允许以利亚发泄他的沮丧而没有批评或是定他的罪。不论我们的境况看起来有多么糟糕,敞开你的心。你不必巧舌如簧或者具有创造性,只需要让神知道你的感受。交出你的沮丧能让内心的阴暗情绪和垮掉的一切得到清洁和净化。