01/02/2026
When Life Doesn’t Look The Way You Hoped?
Disappointment can settle into our lives quietly. It shows up when marriage doesn’t look like we hoped, when our kids seem to fight more than they connect, when work feels empty, or when motherhood feels exhausting and unseen. Sometimes the disappointment is loud, and sometimes it’s just a steady ache that leaves us wondering where God is in all of it. In James 1:2-4, we are reminded that trials test and shape us, producing endurance and maturity over time, even when the process feels uncomfortable and slow. “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
God does not stand outside our disappointment. He meets us in it. We can see this in Isaiah 43:2-3, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through the fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” God is with us, steady and present, not absent or distant. Disappointment often marks a rupture, a place where expectations break, relationships strain, or hope feels out of reach. But God is a God of repair and restoration. He works gently to restore our trust in Him, to heal what has been strained with others, and to realign us with the purpose He has for us. Nothing is wasted in His hands, not even the seasons we wish looked different. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.” Jeremiah 29:11-12
Where might God be at work in this season of your life?
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