DISAPPOINTMENT IS A TEACHER

DISAPPOINTMENT IS A TEACHER

 I came across a short anecdote that caused me to reflect on the up-and-down nature of the human condition and what might be 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 will experience and eventually learn to navigate disappointments.  Those smile-evaporating experiences can 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 life’s occasional lemons into refreshing lemonade?

 It’s the encouraging Rhema of 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 also the heart and soul of my life-verse, which declares, “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) 

 My friend, don’t keep dwelling on your present circumstances.  Surely life has taught you by now that oppositional conditions are likely only temporary.  So, prepare for tomorrow by trusting God today.  DESTINY IS CALLING.  Can you hear it?  Your flow is in your future, not in your past.

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.  Maranatha!