But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (II Corinthians 12:9 ESV)
Disappointment and Hope
“There is an app for that,” people joked. A few years ago, the growing applications that could be installed on telephones was astonishing. No matter what situation, difficulty, concern, task, or time-management was needed… someone somewhere was programming an almost magical tool in our phone to do THIS and THAT and THOSE things.
And now phones are almost indispensable. We no longer need watches, radios, CD players, televisions, word processors, file folders, photocopiers, compasses, or calculators. We have smart phones.
One machine does it all.
I suspect our almighty God smiles at us. Because HE is the original all sufficient one. In fact, Paul writes here that the more we realize we can NOT do, the more He is able to step in. In our weakness, His strength is shown.
When things (as often happens) do not go our way, we might be disappointed. But the good news is that God has declared that He will be sufficient for us.
He will give us all that we need, (Philippians 4:19) because He IS all that we need.
Our disappointments will fade away. We will understand His actions and rejoice. We will appreciate His decisions on our behalf and be more than content. We will know His goodness, His provision, His lovingkindness, and His love.
Every disappointment that strikes us today, is hope for tomorrow.
Take the hope God grants us