The of our disappointment in this season is exactly the reason this may be one of the greatest opportunities we may ever have in our faith journey.

A lot of incredible things we take for granted in our society all trace their roots to the work the did in His early followers in the midst of their disappointment.

Disappointment is the feeling of an .

My own life – my life of walking with others – tells me what we most tend to remember are my mistakes and .

I tend to remember how I am a .

Unresolved disappointment leads to .

Peter’s own disappointment with himself led him to believe he wasn’t for God’s work in Him and through Him.

Hope disappointment. !

Most of the time when the word hope is used in our culture, we use it with the idea of .

In the Bible, hope is a that is merely yet to be seen.

. (Rm. 8:1)

No matter who we are or what we’ve done or what unrealistic line we think we’ve crossed, Jesus offers to pay for our sins, His overcoming our disappointment.

When we say to follow Him, meaning I repent and turn the other direction, I give my life to Him to use as He desires, He makes us in Christ.

. (Rm. 8:37)

God is working for my good even in my . (Rm. 8:28)

And He uses even to do this good work. (2 Cor. 3:18; Jam. 1:2-4)

I have hope - confidence - that I will come out on the other side of this crisis stronger and more .

. (Rm. 8:38)

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