Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life (Proverbs 13:12, NLT). Hope, expectations, and disappointment are intertwined. Hope can be Biblically defined as our expectations for the future. Having the wrong expectation or having our hope shattered leads to disappointment. The Apostle Paul writes about hope … And
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Psalm 42 contains a tale of two verses. Verse 7 … Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me (NASB1995). Life doesn’t get more difficult than oceans of frustration, defeat, anger, and disappointment breaking over our heads. Yet in verse 8 … The Lord will command His
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For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV). We all deal with disappointment. But there is a deep disappointment when something life-altering happens. We didn’t expect it, and we know our lives will be
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