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Disappointment Comes to Each of Us

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by Sandy Kirby Quandt

Disappointment comes to each of us in one form or another. Wouldn’t you agree?

Near the beginning of last month I received disappointing news regarding something I have pursued for a very long time. Something I felt sure I was closing in on taking hold of, but didn’t.

The news arrived the same day I had a routine colonoscopy. Yeah. That was fun. Not. Good news on that report, though … the procedure showed no problems. Yay, God!

The disappointing news arrived the same day a dear friend of mine who is being treated for pancreatic cancer, learned once again her entry into a new medical trial was delayed, for about the fourth time, because her numbers were out of whack. Not only was the trial delayed, they have decided the trial is no longer an option for her. She and her doctor will now discuss a maintenance plan.

Put into perspective, my disappointing news was nothing, absolutely nothing, compared with hers.

When we get hit with news we aren’t expecting; news we don’t want to hear, we have choices.

It’s the old lemons/lemonade thing. We can choose to become bitter, or we can choose to become better. It’s our choice.

I’m finding it’s much better to choose the lemonade. Doesn’t leave us all shriveled up and sour.

I’m also finding it is during those times of disappointment Satan seems to work overtime to draw us away from God by telling us lies, which we need to be extremely careful not to listen to.

What are the odds I’d receive my news when I returned home from my once-every-ten-years colonoscopy at a time when I was rather weak and vulnerable?

Instead of dwelling on my disappointment, I forged ahead, praised God for who he is, what he has done, and what he will do. I held firm to the Truth of who God is, and who I am in him through the power of Christ living in me.

Satan is a defeated foe. That’s a fact. He has no power over us except what we give him. It’s up to us whether we allow him to steal our joy or not.

As I mentioned in my review of Tim Tebow’s book, Shaken, Tim suggests we ask ourselves some important questions when life doesn’t go the way we planned.

Whose are we? Who are we when life is steady? Who are we when storms come?

Instead of letting the disappointments of this life define who we are, we need to remember what God knows about us is more important than what others think about us.

God created us.

We are his workmanship.

He has a purpose and a plan for our life. Amen?

How do you handle disappointing news?

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But I will still be glad in the Lord; I will rejoice in God my Savior. Habakkuk 3:18 (NCV)

I wish you well.

Sandy

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Shaken Book Review

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Shaken Tim Tebowby Sandy Kirby Quandt

In Shaken by Tim Tebow, the Heisman trophy winning quarterback for the University of Florida Gators and Denver Broncos, before being traded to the NY Jets, and also cut from the Eagles and Patriots, asks some important questions in his new book.

Whose are we? Who are we when life is steady? Who are we when storms come?

Don’t be confused. Shaken is not a biography nor is it a memoir. It is a book filled with hope amid disappointments that weaves both anecdotes and biblical truth together throughout the pages. Tim writes about people he has met who have overcome tremendous challenges. The key to overcoming was to understand that what God knows about us is more important than what others think about us.

God created us. We are his workmanship. He has a purpose and a plan for our life.

As Tim wrote about being cut from football teams and seeing his dream of quarterbacking an NFL team disappear, he asked what do we do when our world is shaken, our plans and dreams get obliterated, and the path we’re on moves in an unwanted direction. He suggests we do what he did before our world was shaken, and hold on to the truth of who God is and whose we are.

Near the end of his book Tim says, “Society doesn’t define what’s important in my life.” He goes on to add we should not limit what God can do in our lives based on how we limit ourselves.

Good advice.

Have you read this book? If so, what was your impression of it?

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject. Leave a comment below. If you think others would appreciate reading this please share it through the social media buttons.

I wish you well.

Sandy

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