Be content with who you are, and don't put on airs. God's strong hand is on you; he'll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you. 1 Peter 5:7
Are you disappointed? Do other disappoint you? I thought for a while after reading this reflection and couldn't really focus on someone or something that has recently disappointed me. I realized that I often feel the most disappoint with myself. Do you set high expectations for yourself? Do you always meet these expectations? I think as women, mothers, and wives we set high expectations for ourselves - then realize that there are only so many hours in a day, or our children get sick, or perhaps our spouses have work late. I get disappointed when I can't check things off my "to do" list.
The real question though is God disappointed in us? Our first daily priority is to set our sights on pleasing God - what if is this is the only expectation that you set for yourself each day? Would you be disappointed at the end of each day?
The reflection also notes that by remembering how we've disappointed God and others, we can be more understanding and forgiving when other disappoint us. When we pray the Lord's Prayer, remember Christ's example, "Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us."
This week, perhaps focus on setting only one expectation of pleasing God each day and then remember to forgive those who sin against us as we may sin against Him.
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Heck, Jennifer, I don’t go through a day without feeling disappointed in myself. I know that I disappoint God, too. I really want to do the right thing, but I always get in my own way! I can’t ever leave the house without forgetting something. My poor child is always missing his bib or his milk…something. And my mind is in so many places. I really used to be so organized-never late and never unprepared. I am finally learning to relax and just be happy I remembered my child!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the point about forgiving others when they disappoint us. I am bad about moving on and accepting a severed relationship instead of forgiving someone for their wrongs. Our relationships with each other need to be more important than that. I need to show God’s love through my forgiveness. If Christ can give his life for my forgiveness, surely I can get over myself and forgive others.