Pro.13v12: Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

Disappointments are bound to happen because it’s part and parcel of life, so the question is not if you will be disappointed but how do you respond to it when disappointments come. This is why this message is coming your way today. This series of lessons will help you to handle the disappointments of life very well. As you can see from our text scripture in Proverbs 13 Verse 12 that disappointments can make the heart sick. This is why you need to know how to handle life’s disappointments because it can rob you of your joy and peace. If you don’t handle your disappointments very well, it can lead to bitterness, Anger or even depression. I want us to take another look at Proverbs 13 verse 12 in the Message Translation, it says:

“Unrelenting disappointments leaves you heartsick, but a sudden good break can turn life around”.

This why you ought to know how to handle your disappointments so that it doesn’t leave you in a bad shape.
What do disappointments really mean?

– It’s a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realised.

– Sadness or Displeasure caused by the non-fulfilment of one’s hopes or expectations

– Disappointments is what also happen when things don’t go your way. It’s that sad, frustrated feeling of loss that follows.
My dear reader, whatever kind of disappointment you have been through or are going through, it’s important for you to gain dominion over it because it robs you of your colourful destiny. So how can you deal with the disappointments of life?

DEALING WITH DISAPPOINTMENTS:

1. Let it go! Stop holding unto your disappointments. I know that at times we love to hold unto our Disappointments and setbacks, but that’s not how to deal with them. Even if you have been jilted, betrayed or cheated by others, you need to let go of such. You need to:

– Move past that Incidence. Stop dwelling on it (Gen.50v20).

– Cast the burden on the Lord; he is able to help you carry that load (1Pet.5v7).

– Receive healing for your soul from God. Let the Holy Spirit have its way completely in your life by surrendering all to him from today (Jer.30v17).
My dear brothers and sisters, it’s time to let go of your pains and hurts so that you can move into the Glorious destiny that God has in store for you. Stop building monuments around your disappointments; instead, use your disappointments as a stepping stone to Greatness. If Ruth could let go of her disappointments, you too can in Jesus name, amen. Are you willing to allow God to step in and help you? As you allow God to take over and as you submit to his help, you won’t be put to shame in Jesus name, amen. I decree from today that your change of stories begins from today.

Other Scriptural References: (Jer.33v6; Ps.147v3: 42v5, 11; Ruth 1v19-22; 1Sam.30v1-6; Pro.13v19: 23v18: 10v28).

Prayer for Today: Lord, I refuse to put up with any form of disappointments in life in Jesus name, amen.

CONFESSION: I will not be a slave to my disappointments rather, I dominate my disappointments in Jesus name, amen. By the power and grace of the Almighty, I rise above every form of discouragement in my life! I profit from the negative circumstances of Life! Glory be to God; I am becoming a better and stronger person!