Annoyance

Annoyance is a tendancy that creates an irritation in us when we meet or have a look at certain persons whom we do not like. This might seem to be a very petty thing for us, but if left unconqured, it may rob us of our peace. Why do we get annoyed or irritated when we come across somebody?. Here are three reasons.

Selfish motives :The primary reason that I think for this behavior is that we have lot of "self" still left in us. When we are too selfish, we get annoyed when we think that somebody is of no use to us. We make use of people when they are needed, and when we no more need them, even looking at them annoys us. How selfish we are at times?. If we surrender our "self" to God, He would transform us and make us loving and caring towards others

Jealousy : In our workplaces and neighborhood, we are annoyed when we see somebody equal to us getting more successful. We could not digest that and we are so irritated that even the very thought about those people annoys us.

Aimless life : We would very often get irritated if we dont have an aim in life. If we just live our lives without a focus, we feel empty, discouraged and without hope. Only bitterness would be left in us and we won't have the confidence to face the world. This feeling of insecurity creates annoyance inside us.

We will miss so many oppurtunities in life if we could not get along with others without being selfish. An annoying person will never succeed in life. People will never like to have friendship with somebody who gets easily irritated.

Annoyance is a terrible sin and would lead to many more sins also. Only Jesus Christ can deliver us from this horrible sin. Jesus was always calm and gentle. He was never irritated, though He was mocked by many. He was even spat on the face at the cross of Calvary, but He never got irritated with those responsible for it. He said "Father, please forgive them for they do not know what they are doing". As followers of Christ, we have to overcome this by His grace.
Everytime when a situation arises that may lead us to get irritated, let us immediately ask God to take that away. We can surely be overcomers in Christ