When Disappointment Comes

When Disappointment Comes

“So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7

What a difference a day makes! These photos were taken from the same vantage point, one day apart. The top photo of the beautiful sunrise was the view I saw yesterday, and today’s view was completely different; a dense fog with almost zero visibility greeted me instead. Same place, same position, different outcome.

Like many of you, I get disappointed when things don’t go the way I had planned. Today, I ended up cancelling an outdoor meeting because of the weather, and I was disappointed. I know I am not alone in feeling this way. Many of us are disappointed with not being able to celebrate the upcoming holidays the way we usually do, and we are disappointed.

There have been so many things that have brought us disappointment in the past ten months, and God knows about each one; from the little disappointments, like mine today, to the devastating ones as well. When you are feeling down, God wants you to go to him in prayer and humbly tell him how you feel. Cast your worries and anxieties on him. Let him take on your disappointments and look to him to give you renewed hope, strength, and his peace to get you through life’s discouragements. He cares about you, and he loves you. He will lift you up and bring you through your disappointment when you seek him.

One thing I know about fog; it lifts. Similarly, with Christ helping us through the foggy patches in our life, our disappointments will begin to fade with time, and we can approach tomorrow confidently with the hope that another beautiful sunrise is just within our reach.