Disappointment: When Worst Comes To Worst

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       It comes in all sorts of times. Failing a test you studied hard for. Facing criticism on a project. A dream you've had for a long time crashing and burning. Disappointment may be one of the worst emotions we humans have to feel. It's when everything you've worked so hard to built falls down on you. And it's not an easy thing to deal with.

       Recently, I had to deal with a crushing disappointment. Something I had spent years working towards backfired on me. And it was upsetting, it was. My instinct was to sit down, cry, and throw a tantrum about it.
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I had been working towards this for such a long time, praying about it, day in and day out, and nothing seemed to come from it. I was mad. I was. I wanted to yell at God (I know, I know, terrible) I wanted to scream at him 'WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME ADJSKLEMNQJFNOS?' (real eloquent, right?) And I was going to. Really. I was prepared to lock the door to my room and throw myself a really angry pity party.  Something stopped me. Just as I was on the verge of tears, when my
anger began to reach it's pinnacle point, I felt this quiet voice tell me to stop. It was a whisper telling me 'If you do this, you're proving yourself wrong. You're proving that you ARE immature and not ready for this. It won't be showing the growth you've been trying to have through Christ.'

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    Ok, so it wasn't actually a voice that said all that. It was just me in my own thoughts. But my parents have always taught me that human nature isn't wired for us to think about doing the good thing. When we think about the right thing to do, it's the Holy Spirit working in us, speaking to us. So it wasn't me, really. It was God reminding me of something.

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

         How many times have we gone through life ready to explode the minute disappointment hurtles our way? Too many. Disappointment is going to happen. We can't stop that. What we can do is alter our reaction so that Christ shines through us. So as people watch us in the midst of our dismay, they see God's will for His followers working in our lives.

                  Signing off, 
                     Kit 💝


                                       Wdut?
               How do you feel God works through you in disappointments? If you have an experience you want to share, feel free to do so!



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