THE CURE FOR DISAPPOINTMENT

I am the Lord, the God of every person on the earth. Nothing is impossible for me.

Jeremiah 32:27

We need to hear that God is still in control. We need to hear that it’s not over until he says so. We need to hear that life’s mishaps and tragedies are not a reason to bail out. They are simply a reason to sit tight.

Corrie ten Boom used to say, “When the train goes through a tunnel and the world gets dark, do you jump out? Of course not. You sit still and trust the engineer to get you through.” …

The way to deal with discouragement? The cure for disappointment? Go back and read the story of God. Read it again and again. Be reminded that you aren’t the first person to weep. And you aren’t the first person to be helped.

Read the story and remember, [the] story is yours!

He Still Moves Stones
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Today's Scripture in Context

Thought: (after reading Scripture in context) Israel and Judah provoked God’s anger by their idol worship, their desecration of the temple, their sacrifice of their children to false gods. In His anger, God allowed their city to be captured and plundered by the Babylonians. What are the idols we are worshipping today … houses … cars … jobs … our favorite activities? What are we putting ahead of God? Are we desecrating our places of worship … placing focus there on any and everything but Jesus? Are we sacrificing our children … failing to raise them in righteousness … failing to discipline … failing to give them a work ethic … sacrificing them to their passions (designer clothes, games, cellphones, MP3 players, etc.)? Has God’s anger been provoked by our sin and our city given over to the hands of evil?

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." (2nd Chronicles 7:14).

[1]Lucado, Max; Gibbs, Terri A.: Grace for the Moment: Inspirational Thoughts for Each Day of the Year. Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman, 2000, S. 187