Adapted from ‘The Journey: How to Live By Faith in an Uncertain World’ by Billy Graham (W Publishing Group, 2006). Used by Permission.
Life turns against us in many ways, but one experience is common to us all: disappointment. Repeated disappointment almost always triggers a series of other reactions: discouragement, anger, frustration, bitterness, resentment, even depression. Unless we learn to deal with disappointment, it will rob us of joy and poison our souls. We may even end up blaming God, forgetting His promise that “those who hope in me will not be disappointed” (Isaiah 49:23).
Describe the biggest disappointment of your life. How did you respond? Did you believe God was with you, or did you lose trust in Him? Write a prayer of trust to God, expressing confidence that He is with you even in times of trial.