Some get angry. Some get bitter. Some stuff it away to fester. And some simply give up trying. For good. Somehow none of these seem like great alternatives. But the advice often given to "just get over it" doesn't seem to adequately address the problem. Disappointment runs too deep to just "get over."with it come self-doubt, frustration, and hopelessness-- and you don't just get over those. You deal with them, most often extensively. And you know what--it's normal. Those things are going to come every now and again. But where on earth can we let these emotions take us, where we don't fall into destructive patterns of thinking?
Yesterday, a church billboard guided me to 1 Thessalonians 5:18-- "in everything, give thanks for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." So...through your disappointment-- give thanks. Through your self-doubt and frustration-- give thanks. Through your hopelessness-- give thanks. But why?
Well, not only are we commanded to do so, but also we are assured that "tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint." And there we come full circle-- the disappointment is vanquished and we are the better for it.
So the solution to the raging emotions that appear in the aftermath of disappointment...
...give thanks.
And never, ever, ever stop trying.
1 comment:
aww, it wasn't emo! it was uplifting.
guess what. i give thanks for you, and i love you.
praying for you, dear.
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