Why do I turn to others for affirmation? My only real comfort is in You! It still hurts when my teachers and mentors of old turn their backs. Why? It hurts and troubles me so much when my peers and coworkers do not heed my warnings, and follow a path to destruction. Sometimes I scream "STOP!" and I always want to, but nobody listens. Does Jesus feel this way when He shows the people the way?
I have been asking myself the same question lately Steve, every time I seek the affirmation or approval of others I get let down. It is not their fault, I think God wants us to seek His and only His affirmation and approval and to find comfort in Him alone. To me it's like that song "looking for love in all the wrong places".
You ask if Jesus ever felt this way when they do not listen or heed warnings, I think so. Here is what Jesus said on His way to Jerusalem before His crucifixion.
Luke 19:41 And, when he drew near, beholding the city, he wept over it, saying––
Luke 19:42 If thou hadst got to know, in this day, even thou, the conditions of peace. . . But, now, are they hid from thine eyes:
Luke 19:43 Because days will have come upon thee, that thine enemies will throw around a rampart against thee, and enclose thee; and hem thee in from every side,––
Luke 19:44 And will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee, and will not leave, stone on stone, within thee: because thou didst not get to know the season of thy visitation.
Someday they will see and welcome Him Whom they did not know.
Matt 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
Matt 23:38 See, your house is left to you desolate.
Matt 23:39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Hang in there bro, all is of God, as I'm sure you know.
Peace, G.Driggs