Life’s disappointments always mean one of two things (and sometimes both), it isn’t our calling, or we are not faithful
I heard this statement on the Steve Harvey Morning show this morning, “life’s disappointments always mean one of two things: it isn’t our calling, or we are not faithful.”
I took the time to ponder this statement. What exactly does that mean? Just another buzz statement. After thinking about it and my own disappointments, I can see the factual and spiritual aspects of this statement.
Often, when we do not receive what we want in life, for instance, a promotion, it’s because we were unfaithful to that position. We did not do all that we could do to ensure that we were the best possible candidate. We did not devote the time and energy to be the best possible person for that position. This can also hold true with any other aspect in life, such as relationships, marriages, child rearing, saving money, to name only a few. So often when we feel disappointed in how our life is going or how someone is treating us, it is largely due to our not putting faith, support, and endurance in what we claim to want so much.
Then there are those times, when we become disappointed because something does not happen the way we would prefer it to, and we’ve put all our faith, endurance, support, and hard work into it. We ask God, “why did this happen to me?” Why did I lose this job, this house, this marriage. We search for the answers, move from the circumstance and days go on. Soon we often look back and realize that we are in a better place, have a more gratifying job, in a more fulfilling relationship, etc. In these instances, we look back and thank God for bringing us through our distress and not leaving us where we thought we wanted to be. In these cases, the situation was simply not our calling.
In life, we should practice to let His Will be Done. If we learn to depend on God for guidance and lean not to our own understanding, it would make life so much simpler and less stressful. Usually, we know in our heart what God would want for us. And, we know in our heart, what God would have us do. In times of confusion, pray for God’s guidance and strive not to lean on your own understanding.
We need to practice to look at disappointments as perhaps not being our calling and take a hard look at whether we are really faithful in that which we want so very much.
There is a blessing in every lesson. Peace, Light and Love to all of you.
CordieB.
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Honestly I don't know just about how effective it is to leave it to God. I think, form my experience that if things don't go quite as you hoped, is just because you hoped. You forgot to expect and perhaps to believe. You can't leave it all to God. Whose life is it? God cares I'm sure, but he gave you freedom my friend. He wants no children to carry in his arms all life long. He wants children that can be independent and responsible. I understand that disappointment does not exist as such, it is just another thing that we refused to see as it was. When our eyes are open at last we are foolish enough to think that the way things really seemed to be are not. But how are they then? if other than what our eyes can show us? Well how do you want them to be? and do you dare? can you believe? and are you willing to understand that life is not good either bad? I believe in reflections, In the reflection of my being and how it takes shape as I go. Disappointment...It doesn't exist, even when you feel it inside. Can you turn around and decide that you will not feel it anymore? That if it makes you suffer you don't want it? Will you be willing to accept that it was not your neighbor, your lover, your pet? It was you. Always you. Don't feel bad, it's ok if you don't do right. But you're not your feelings, your thoughts or your heart. They reside inside you, that's all, you can trust them, but also deny them. You can accept then, but also perfect them, teach them. You are not your body, or mind. You are much more and you live in world of wonders even when the sky seems dark enough to take your shine away. Disappointment. It doesn't exist.
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