Life is good, but it can be filled with disappointments too. When we get disappointed, it can cause us to shut down and not try. We have to work at not being impacted so much by the disappointments of life. We need to hang in there; stay engaged in the situation and not let it stop us in our tracks. What are some disappointments that you have experienced in the past? Did you experience a failed marriage or a lost friendship? How about not getting the promotion you wanted? Did you receive a cut in pay? Did a child let you down? Did a close friend embarrass you? After this disappointment, did you survive? Life is full of disappointments. We can choose to make the best out of the situation or feel sorry for our self and shut down. The choice is always ours. Romans 5:1-5 reminds us of this, “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that, we rejoiced in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance process character, and character process hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us.” No matter what you are going through, whatever your disappointment is, remember God is always with you. He will see you through. Amen. God Bless.