Life
is full of disappointments. A prayer doesn’t get answers, kids act up, a
business deal goes sour, stress in a relationship, car breaking down can all
cause us a great deal of distress. If we don’t learn to get over
disappointments fast and in a healthy way, we will end up suffering the rest of
our lives.
When
dealing with disappointments, I remind myself, “Things don’t happen to me, everything happens for me.” You see, we
serve a God who can turn our mourning into dancing. In spite of our disappointments
He weaves beautiful tapestry out of our mess.
Another
important thing that helps me in my disappointments is to keep my mouth shut. It
is human to broadcast our pain to the world, especially now with the presence of
social media. When we do that, we shoot ourselves on the foot. When I’m disappointed,
I have a rule to hold my peace for 48 hours. It’s amazing how my mood and perspective
changes during that time. Try it!
Knowing
that God’s got my best interest at heart comforts me. I like to think God is
like a GPS. Even when we take the wrong turn in life, when we repent, He’s
always there to guide us back to our original destination. When we walk according
to His will, He guides us by the hand and leads us to victory.
In
the Bible, Elijah was a great prophet but He was a common person like us. Once
he had to pray down rain from a draught. After prayer he sent his apprentice to
check if there was any sign of rain in the sky. Six times the servant returned
and said, “There is nothing!” Elijah
prayed some more and told him to, “Go
again.” Friend, that’s what you need to do – go again! Keep your goal in
front of you and be persistent. On the seventh time the man came back and
replied, “There’s a cloud in the size of
a hand rising from the sky.” That gave Elijah faith to declare, “I hear a sound of abundance of rain.”
Friend, no matter what disappointment you’re facing today; declare over your life,
“I hear a sound of abundance of rain.” Shake
off your disappointment and go again.
Every
day I wake us saying, “Today’s the day!”
When I don’t get what I was expecting, I say to myself, “I’m one day closer to my victory!” This takes all the pressure off
of me and I sleep better at night.
Friend,
disappointments are part of life but so is God’s grace and mercy. God is
planning to turn your setback in to a set up. He is orchestrating the intricate
details of your life. Don’t mess it up by venting too quickly, being impatient
and not trusting Him fully. Our God can do anything but fail. He’s got your
back. He will vindicate you. He will pay you back. Keep a good attitude. Don’t
replay the disappointment in your mind like a broken record. Switch to the victory
channel and your life will be filled with His mercy, joy and laughter. I’m
praying for you today!
“And we know that God causes everything to work together
for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for
them” (Romans 8:28 NLT).
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