DISAPPOINTMENT IS A TEACHER

DISAPPOINTMENT IS A TEACHER

Last evening, I came across a short anecdote that caused me to reflect on the up-and-down nature of the human condition and our best response to it.

A husband got into a bit of trouble on his wedding anniversary.  The morning before the anniversary, his wife beamed a bright smile at him and announced, “Tomorrow there will be something in the driveway for me that goes from zero to one hundred in just two seconds.”

The next morning the wife went outside and found a beautiful box in the driveway.  She opened it and discovered a pink bathroom scale.  She was not at all amused.

Disappointments do happen.

Throughout this journey called life, all of us experience and learn to navigate disappointments.  Those smile-evaporating experiences could be encountered anywhere…virtually everywhere.

Since disappointment is an inevitable component of life, why not make up your mind to learn from it?  Instead of becoming despondent or depressed, why not petition GOD for the practical wisdom needed to transform your life’s lemons into lemonade?

It’s the encouraging lesson found in Romans 8:28 – “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

It’s the heart and soul of my life-verse, which says, “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6)

So don’t keep dwelling on your present situation.  Surely life has taught you by now that it is only temporary.  Prepare for tomorrow by trusting the Lord today.  Destiny is calling.  Can’t you hear it?  Your flow is in your future, not in your past.  Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed!