Dealing With Disappointment
I like much of the nation, was so disappointed in the loss suffered last weekend by the Seattle Seahawks. As you know, Seattle appeared to have the game won in the final seconds, but do to a controversial play call, the ball was intercepted and New England was crowned the champs (and the universe grieved).
What do you do when life hands you a disappointment? Here are some reasons for setbacks:
- Our own dumb choices and decisions
- Other people’s dumb choices and decisions that affect us
- What some people call “dumb luck” or the effects of living in a sinful world where things don’t always go our way.
So, how can we turn our setbacks into set-ups for greater success in the future? What can you do to turn your disappointments into desired results? Here are some lessons to apply:
- Failure is a great teacher on what not to do next.
- Failure is never final, unless you fail to get back up.
- People will do dumb, hurtful and heartbreaking things, but God is still faithful and there are plenty of people that will encourage you if you’ll get around them. If you don’t know any, then you need to get out and find them.
- Everyone makes mistakes, so just because you made one doesn’t make you a failure, it makes you human.
- God specializes in turning failure to triumph, loss into victory and hurt into healing.
If you have recently suffered a setback, failure or disappointment, don’t give up, give in or quit. Instead, be more determined than the devil and get back up, shake yourself off, pray to God for strength and go out and face the world again. You can do it!
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