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Comfort in Unmet Expectations
A scripture-guided prayer to surrender our disappointment to God
Dear Lord, unmet expectations are painful. They make me doubt Your love and Your good intentions. I know that many of my expectations would not be met. But this has nothing to do with You not loving me or not wanting to bless me. Quite the opposite, I am convinced You have buried precious lessons and blessings in unmet expectations.
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28, NIV)
As long as I tie my happiness to things and people I can lose, and that will inevitably disappoint me, I am vulnerable, and happiness remains elusive. But my unmet expectations can channel my yearning for deep satisfaction and happiness towards You if I embrace their invitation.
Lord, I know that at the center of the life You want for me is You, God–the One I will never lose and Who will never disappoint me. When You become my everything, then my happiness is secure, and I start living my life as You intended it.
Then, I can declare with the psalmist,
“Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my…
