That's the transparent topic for today. Unless you're not human, I'm sure you've been disappointed a time or two (or three or four), right?
I had a brush with my 15 minutes of fame last week. It's been an exciting 2 weeks thinking "what it would be like" but then came the disappointing email saying thanks but no thanks. Ummm...guess I won't be finding out what it would be like!
So, I could take this event and let it define me. It could dash my dreams and make me a cranky monster OR I can view it with my rose-colored glasses and a glass half-full attitude. It's a CHOICE and a DECISION. I've decided that I'll choose to realize, that when one door closes, another one opens. If I perseverate on what might have been, I'm really limiting myself on what could be.
Maybe this attitude is a positive side of getting older. I've had enough life experiences that I can look back on and think "Holy cow! If that had of happened the way I wanted it to, then this, this and this wouldn't have happened." Isn't it wild to look at your life in retrospect sometimes?
Here's the other reason I can face disappointment with rose-colored glasses...prayer and faith. In this situation, I've realized I need to take 'myself' out of it and seek what God has planned for me. I find solace in the fact that this timing must not have been God's timing. I am human though, so God, whenever you're ready to open that door back up...you just let me know! It sure would've been fun!
If you're struggling with handling a disappointing situation, I'd love to pray for you. Leave a comment or email me at dfrieling1@gmail.com. OR, if you have words of wisdom to pass on to the rest of us, please do that as well.
Your faith and attitude are ALWAYS inspiring, sweet friend!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your outlook! So positive. I have been dealing with some disappointment lately but trying to remember there is a bigger plan that what I have to I need to trust in that!
ReplyDeleteDana, I definitely needed this today. It's been one disappointment after another with looking for a job. I know God has a plan for me, but it's so hard to trust! Especially when everything seems to be falling apart around me. I continually have to cling to His promises and like you said, remember that if things went MY way, I would miss out on all of the things HE has planned for me-- which are certainly much, much better than my plans. Thank you for the reminder :)
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Dana, I love Tuesdays over here and reading your words of wisdom and faith. I'm sorry you were disappointed, but I too have often thought how something might not have happened if not for a previous disappointment. Just another reminder that we are not really in charge!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling better and relying on your instinct to trust that God has a plan for you. You are very wise to realize that when we look back it is easy to see why we were sent down a certain path. That always gives us hope for the future!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder about following God's plan!