How to See God’s Purpose in Your Disappointment

I’ll be honest. If I’m given the choice, I’ll choose to live in a bubble where I’m safe and happy and whole every single time. Too bad that’s not ever been my reality. 

But maybe it wasn’t supposed to be. 

God never promised I’d get what I want, that my days would be easy, that just because I chose to follow Him I wouldn’t suffer, or that He’d let me skip the bad parts of life. 

And that’s where disappointment comes in, hitting the hardest when I confuse what I think God owes me with what He actually told me.  

He said I should give thanks. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV).

He said He understands my challenges. “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin” (Hebrews 4:16).