Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Disappointment to Redemption

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but our lives on earth are often tainted with disappointment. People disappoint us. Things disappoint us. Circumstances disappoint us. And sometimes, it seems, that even God disappoints us.

How many nights do we sit up waiting by the phone for that one phone call or text? How often do we face the scrutiny and discouragement of others telling us we can't? How frequent do we anxiously hope for circumstances to change? And the disappointment continues and we find that our constant companiion is despair rather than hope. Depression rather than joy. And we wonder where God is in the midst of our pain...

He's in the middle of it and the truth is: God is love. Though it seems that the world around us is falling apart or we have no idea what we are doing - He's there and He's aware of the struggles in our lives. God is a God of mercy and grace, meaninging He wants what's best for His children - and sometimes what's best for us are the disappointments of life. Over and over In the Psalms and Proverbs we see that parents who discipline their child are actually blessing them. God is doing the same work in us, His children, each time we face adversity, struggles, disappointments, and confusion. He's calling us back to His amazing grace, and hopefully we'll hear His still small voice through all the noise around us.

What's got you disappointed today? A failed relationship? A loss of a job? A hurt from a loved one? Or just plain life in general?

Choose today to surreneder that hurt to Jesus - allowing Him to invade your heart with peace that transcends all understanding. Let Him into the disappointment - be honest with your frustration. And ask God to give you ears that hear His voice amongst the chaos and His eyes to see and differentiate His plan and His will for your life.

He meets you where you are. No matter who you are or what you've done- Christ loves you. And more than anything He desires relationship with you. Just like a lover longs for their love, even when the love disappoints them, so does Christ love us even though we run from Him. God is writing a love story for our lives and He's the lover chasing after His love - won't you let Him in?

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