Dealing with Disappointment | Part 4
Disappointment is temporary. Disappointment is not permanent unless you make it permanent. Disappointment is designed to get your attention, teach you a lesson, and then go away.
In our story about David and his men rescuing their wives and children, they had to overcome their disappointment or else they would not have been able to focus on the rescue mission.
1 Samuel 30:18-20, “David got back everything the Amalekites had taken. Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken. David brought everything back. He also recovered all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock. “This plunder belongs to David!” they said.
I remember vividly after Hurricane Katrina helping people in our community clear the fallen trees from their yards. There were huge oak trees that were uprooted all over town. And there were tall pine trees that snapped like a pencil in those hurricane force winds.
But do you know what kind of trees are on islands where tropical storms and hurricanes are common? Palm trees. And the reason the Palm trees survive is because God made them to be incredibly flexible.
The same thing is true of you. If you will let God set your expectations and if you will have faith in Him, you will be amazed how flexible you can be when the winds of disappointment come your way.
People all around you might be snapping like twigs or their lives might be uprooted, but you just roll with the punches. And when the storm is gone, you’re the one left standing.
Romans 8:28, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
The Palm Tree is designed to bounce back – and so are you. You can bend but you don’t have to break.
Psalm 92:12, “But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.”
Disappointment is like a hurricane. The winds are going to blow and the rain is going to come; but the winds will subside and the rain will stop and there you will be standing straight and tall.
God will often steer us in a better direction by putting up a roadblock where we thought we wanted to go.
Instead of dwelling on the hurt of the past, you can put your faith in God to restore you and He will give you back more than the enemy has taken from you. The Bible says that, “Sorrow may last for the night, but joy comes in the morning.”
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This blog post was written by Pastor John Raymond of New Horizon Church in Slidell, Louisiana.
In our story about David and his men rescuing their wives and children, they had to overcome their disappointment or else they would not have been able to focus on the rescue mission.
1 Samuel 30:18-20, “David got back everything the Amalekites had taken. Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken. David brought everything back. He also recovered all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock. “This plunder belongs to David!” they said.
I remember vividly after Hurricane Katrina helping people in our community clear the fallen trees from their yards. There were huge oak trees that were uprooted all over town. And there were tall pine trees that snapped like a pencil in those hurricane force winds.
But do you know what kind of trees are on islands where tropical storms and hurricanes are common? Palm trees. And the reason the Palm trees survive is because God made them to be incredibly flexible.
The same thing is true of you. If you will let God set your expectations and if you will have faith in Him, you will be amazed how flexible you can be when the winds of disappointment come your way.
People all around you might be snapping like twigs or their lives might be uprooted, but you just roll with the punches. And when the storm is gone, you’re the one left standing.
Romans 8:28, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
The Palm Tree is designed to bounce back – and so are you. You can bend but you don’t have to break.
Psalm 92:12, “But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.”
Disappointment is like a hurricane. The winds are going to blow and the rain is going to come; but the winds will subside and the rain will stop and there you will be standing straight and tall.
God will often steer us in a better direction by putting up a roadblock where we thought we wanted to go.
Instead of dwelling on the hurt of the past, you can put your faith in God to restore you and He will give you back more than the enemy has taken from you. The Bible says that, “Sorrow may last for the night, but joy comes in the morning.”
_____
This blog post was written by Pastor John Raymond of New Horizon Church in Slidell, Louisiana.
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