The Gap

The root cause of disappointment is our expectations.
  

Disappointment is the gap between our reality and our expectations.


Experiencing disappointment is inevitable, but living in disappointment is a choice  (Romans 5:5).


How do we move past our disappointments?


1. Remember God's character.  He loves you enough not to leave you in your disappointment (Isaiah 49:23 B).


2. Rest in God's power (Eph. 3:20).


3.  Return to God's presence (John 15:4).

Allen Pedram, Church of the Highlands

  

Every Tragedy has a Lesson.

We can enjoy God on the mountain, but we get to know Him in the valley.  

We grow in difficulty.  

Valley’s get our attention.  Valleys cause us to examine our motives, agenda, and habits.  

In pain, seek God not solutions.  

Every tragedy has a lesson.  

God is only limited by what you believe about Him. 

If you don’t quit, you’ll win.  

View your pain heaven down.  

Remember when God has moved before.  

Disappointment is the gap between our reality and our expectations.  Experiencing disappointment is inevitable, but living in disappointment is an option.   

God is listening for impossible prayers. 

God won’t give you a new word until you do the last thing that He told you to do.  

God likes to say something before He does it. A surrendered heart is fertile ground for the voice of God.  Every scripture speaks God’s voice.  

God does not yell.  

Value God’s voice above all.  

We want God to turn up His voice, but He is waiting for us to turn down our lives.  

There are no random things.  God knits everything together for our good for His purpose.  

When Jesus is not Lord of your life, your life is out of control.  

People watch you going through a storm.  

Your pain is speaking purpose to others.   

Excerpts taken from Church of the Highlands Notes.