Disappointment

Everyone has faced disappointment at one time or another. It might have been in a relationship, not being picked for a sports team, not getting the promotion or the job of your dreams. Maybe the disappointment has come by making mistakes or using bad judgement and now the consequences are being felt and so you are disappointed in yourself for not being more wise or not being more discerning.

There are two directions we can go when we are disappointed; we can either keep moving forward and look to the future and how God may use these disappointments or we can become discouraged and focus on the negative side of disappointments and believe the lie that we are worthless or that life is a complete waste of time.

I was reminded of and I try to keep Romans 8:28 in the front of my mind regularly. This promise is that God works all things (good, bad, positive, negative, disappointment, joy, heartache, etc) for the good of those who love him (his children, those who follow him out of love and faith). The ultimate goal of the Christian life is to be transformed into the likeness of Christ. God uses everything to mold us, shape us, humble us and work in us for His glory and the good of us and others.

Take the disappointment and view it through the eyes of God and trust Him to use it for your good. Realize that God sees the whole and we only see in part.

 

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding but in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight"

Proverbs 3