We have all been in the situation where something we have been waiting on in all joyous expectation just doesn’t come to pass, and regardless if we know why that happened we are left almost feeling empty, done by, and left out in the cold. The Holy Spirit is here to tell you that you are not, you weren’t, and you are warm and toasty in the presence of the Godhead. The Lord has a purpose for all things, even if we never find them out.

Good Morning,

Disappointment can strike your heart and soul in different ways based on a number of factors, usually outside your control. Whether it is a professional or a personal let down it can be an odd emotion to sense. Some of us notice it more than others and are drawn to deeper feelings born of its regular appearance. On Sunday morning the last weekend of April at Bethany we are going to be hearing a sermon from Job 14 which touches on how the suffering servant of God dealt with the burdens which were piling on from seemingly every direction. The struggling heart of the believer is a common target for the devil to take that passion that we call disappointment and turn it into something more devious and destructive.

For today’s prayer and worship help we are going to meditate a little on how it is Christians should deal with this weakness and turn it into an opportunity to grow in faith and love. When things don’t turn out the way we want, regardless if they were of our own making or not, it can cause us to wander in mind to places that are unhealthy. Like a lot of things in the believer’s life doing the ordinary things ordinarily can provide us with an answer before we know we need to ask the question. One of the verses that we can point to here is in Romans 8. There the promise of the third person of the Trinity’s involvement in prayer is given by the Apostle to help us rejoice in the benefits of justification and new life in Christ. He writes:

“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God . . . Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” – Romans 8:16, 26

The first verse is why the second verse is of such great comfort. Our being adopted into the heavenly family and receiving all the benefits thereof is actually the real source of peace in a time of disappointment. These worldly matters pale in comparison to the bounty we have been given by grace through faith alone. No matter if it is a job, an opportunity, a family matter, or whatever the case may be our hope in trial is always buoyed by the fact we have more than conquered in Jesus Christ.

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