Max Lucado says: \u2018When God doesn\u2019t do what we want it\u2019s not easy; it never has been, and it never will be. Faith is the conviction that God knows more than us\u2026 and He\u2019ll get us through. Disappointment is caused by unmet expectations\u2026 and it\u2019s cured by revamped expectations\u2026 Don\u2019t panic\u2026 don\u2019t give up\u2026 be patient\u2026 God\u2019s in control. It ain\u2019t over till it\u2019s over.\u2019 <\/p>\n
So, when you\u2019re disappointed: <\/p>\n
(1) Look inward.<\/i> David asked, \u2018Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad?\u2019<\/i> (Psalm\u00a042:5\u00a0NLT) Admit how you feel. You can\u2019t deal with what you don\u2019t acknowledge. Ask God to show you the root of the problem. Is it pent-up anger? Envy? Unforgiveness? Pride? Lust? Physical and mental fatigue? Be open to what He reveals. <\/p>\n
(2) Look upward.<\/i> David said, \u2018I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm\u00a042:5\u00a0NLT) Instead of focusing on your discouragement, focus on the One who knows the way out. <\/p>\n
(3) Remember God\u2019s past faithfulness.<\/i> David said, \u2018I am deeply discouraged, but I will remember You.\u2019<\/i> Through every trial Joseph clung to the assurance that God still controlled his destiny. Recalling God\u2019s faithfulness builds your confidence that He\u2019ll continue to provide. <\/p>\n
(4) Remember, you don\u2019t have to understand.<\/i> Just because you can\u2019t figure out what God\u2019s doing right now, doesn\u2019t mean it won\u2019t make sense later. He \u2018causes all things to work together for good to those who love [Him].\u2019<\/i> (Romans\u00a08:28\u00a0NASB) <\/p>\n
(5) Don\u2019t give in to bitterness.<\/i> When your hopes are dashed, resentment can set in. \u2018If God is for us, who can be against us?\u2019<\/i> (Romans\u00a08:31\u00a0NKJV) Regardless of how deep the pit may seem, God is on your side!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Max Lucado says: \u2018When God doesn\u2019t do what we want it\u2019s not easy; it never has been, and it never will be. Faith is the conviction that God knows more than us\u2026 and He\u2019ll get us through. Disappointment is caused by unmet expectations\u2026 and it\u2019s cured by revamped expectations\u2026 Don\u2019t panic\u2026 don\u2019t give up\u2026 be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}