A Prayer for the Disappointment – Your Each day Prayer

A Prayer for Disappointment 
By Emily Rose Massey

“I’ll bless the Lord always; His reward shall frequently be in my mouth (Psalm 34:1, NKJV).

I used to be concerned in a motion some years in the past that might always boast in having “aggressive expectations” and equating that mind-set to “having religion.” Other than the huge misunderstanding of what religion in God means (to belief in Him it doesn’t matter what occurs) one of many issues with that ideology is that many instances our expectations on this life are left unfulfilled or unmet fully. Folks fail us. Plans fall by means of. They went with a unique candidate for the job. We expertise month after month of damaging being pregnant checks. 

Since God’s plans and methods are a lot higher than our personal, usually our expectations don’t look something like what God could have for our life. When the expectations that we’ve held onto so aggressively fall flat, it is rather simple for us to slide into disappointment. Disappointment can then usually result in complaining and discontentment, one thing we’re commanded by Scripture to protect our hearts in opposition to. We in a short time overlook the reality of God’s sovereignty over all issues after we consider we all know what’s finest for our life. 

When God permits for disappointment to occur in our life, we should do not forget that all issues that come our manner are supposed to domesticate the fruit of the Spirit in us and conform us to the picture of Christ, whether or not we had been anticipating them to occur or not. After we are disillusioned, we’re given an appointment to reward God it doesn’t matter what. 

The Psalmist David proclaims in Psalm 34:
“I’ll bless the Lord always; His reward shall frequently be in my mouth (Psalm 34:1, NKJV).

When our expectations are met, we should always cease and reward God and bless His holy identify; When our expectations aren’t met, we should always nonetheless cease and reward God and bless His holy identify. He’s worthy of our reward and our thanksgiving. In His sovereign windfall, we will belief that He works all issues for good for individuals who love Him and are known as in line with His functions (Romans 8:28). Nothing with God is coincidence or happenstance; He’s sovereign and in charge of each element in our life, guiding our each step. His work in our lives is providential by means of and thru, and He causes all issues to work out for our good and for His glory. Subsequent time your expectations aren’t met, bear in mind it is a chance to make an appointment to reward God for His goodness. We are able to belief that His plans for our lives are so significantly better!

Let’s pray:

Father God,
I’m combating disappointment. Assist me to protect my coronary heart in opposition to discouragement, discontentment, and complaining. Educate me the right way to discover methods to reward You when my expectations aren’t met. I do know I must belief in Your sovereignty and lean upon Your methods over my very own. Your grace is enough for me, and I thank You for at all times guiding me into fact and convicting my coronary heart once I fall into the sin of grumbling and complaining, pondering that I do know higher than You. My lips lengthy to reward Your nice identify. Thank You for Your love for me and for altering my coronary heart to mirror Yours. I pray You’ll use these unmet expectations to rework me and strengthen my religion in You.
In Jesus’ identify, amen.

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