It is not a sin to be frustrated, but is a natural consequence of living in this world. We know that Jesus never sinned, yet he expressed frustration with the crowd’s attitude. “To what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, and saying; ‘We played the flute and you did not dance; we mourned to you, and you did not lament.’
In other words, no matter what we did for you, you complained. John the Baptist did not eat regular food or drink wine and they said he had a demon. Jesus came eating foods and drinking wine, but they called him a wine bibber and a friend of tax collectors and sinners” (Mathew 11:16-19).
Jesus acknowledged that you cannot please people. John still did not eat normal food or drink wine and Jesus continued to be a friend of tax collectors and sinners. They did not allow the criticism deter them from doing what God had directed them to do.
Though we are to accept correction from others, we can stop trying to please those who are filled with negative attitudes.
