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 a prayer for disappointment by Emily Rose Massey read by Liam Martin
 I Will Bless The Lord at all times his praise shall continually be in my mouth so I'm 34 one
 I was involved in a movement some years ago it was constantly boast that it had aggressive expectations this movement equated that way of thinking to having faith
 aside from the vast misunderstanding of what faith in God means to trust in him no matter what happens what are the problems with that ideology is that many times our expectations in this life are left unfulfilled or unmet completely people fail us plans fall through
 they went with a different candidate for the job we experienced month after month but negative pregnancy test
 does God's plans and ways are so much greater than our own often our expectations do not look anything like what God may have for our life when our expectations that we have held onto so aggressively fall flat
 it's really easy for us to slip in a disappointment
 disappointment can then often lead to complaining and discontentment something were commanded by scripture to guard our hearts from
 we very quickly forget the truth of God's sovereignty over all things when we believe we know what's best for our life
 when God allows for disappointment to happen in our life we must remember that all things that come our way are meant to cultivate the fruit of the spirit in us and conform us into the image of Christ whether we are expecting them to happen or not
when were disappointed or given an appointment to praise God no matter what
 the psalmist David for claims in Psalm 34 I Will Bless The Lord at all times his praise shall continually be in my mouth
 when our expectations are met we should stop and praise God and bless His holy name and when our expectations are not met we should still stop and praise God and bless His holy name
 he's worthy of Our Praise in our Thanksgiving and his Sovereign Providence we can trust that he works all things for good for those who love him and are called according to his purposes Romans 8:28
 nothing with God is a coincidence or happenstance he's Sovereign and he's in control of every detail in our lives guiding our every step
 is working Our Lives is providential through and through and he causes all things to work out for our good and for his glory next time your expectations are not met remember it's an opportunity to make an appointment to praise God for his goodness we can trust that his plans for our life are so much better
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 father God I'm struggling with disappointment
 hope you guard my heart from discouragement discontentment and complaining teach me how to find ways to praise you when my expectations are not met
 I know I need to trust in your sovereignty and lean upon your ways over my own your grace is sufficient for me and I thank you for always guiding me into truth and convicting my heart when I fall into the sin of grumbling and complaining thinking that I know better than you
 my lips long to Praise Your Great Name thank you for your love for me after changing my heart to reflect yours
 I pray you would use these unmet expectations to transform me and strengthen my faith in you in Jesus name amen
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