Disappointment or Appointment!

 

Who on earth is not once disappointed? I don’t think there is any human being who can boldly claim not been disappointed at all. Even the Stories of gods and religious leaders in the mythologies and in history show that they were disappointed. For example, Buddha was disappointed over the pain and suffering in this world. He went in search for truth. Take for example the story of Ram (though it may have many version) who had to go through disappointment when his wife was kidnapped made all attempt to bring her back. Disappointment cannot be eliminated till we exist on this earth.

When hopes are dashed with disappointment we are devastated and feel lost. Needless to say, all hopes may not fit into the moral framework but still every individual wants his/her expectation to be fulfilled. What did you long for which you have not received? What are you lately expecting? Who do you put your hope upon? The problem is that we tend to put our hope in our education, skills, people, position, money, political leaders, government and so on. But none of the factors or position can guarantee what we long for. And then we finally use religious places and shrines to have our wishes fulfilled. All for what we want. We want what we want and want all factors including religion to grant our wants.

In order to see your honest noble expectation to be granted you need to encounter a god who was never once disappointed. Yes, there is a story of a person in Human history which is recorded in the Bible. It talks about Jesus who was God incarnated in human form came to this earth to die through a gruesome murder for the remission for the sins of entire mankind. He predicted the nature of his death and prepared his disciples when He narrated how He will be assaulted, tortured and killed. Jesus’ words as recorded states, “…The son of man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death. They will hand him over to the gentiles to be mocked flogged, and crucified and on the third day he will be raised.”. This is the one story where being a God, He could have had a moment to destroy all his enemies like the many stories of god that exist today and established the victory. But his highness depended upon his willful sacrifice for all of us. In his choosing to undergo the pain there was a victory and He said about himself, “on the third day he will be raised.”

Now you know if this person in entire human history had revolutionized not by revolting because He was disappointed what is going to happen to Him, but by his submission and victory through his resurrection therefore,, there is definitely a hope for you. Your disappointment is well calculated one by this sovereign God. All that it needs is to give your problem and trouble unto Him. Your disappointment can be turned to an appointment for fulfilling your purpose in your life. Encounter Him by asking in prayer to help you. As Lysa TerKeurst states,  "What if disappointment is really the exact appointment your soul needs to radically encounter God?"

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