People always disappoints us, no one seems to care enough up to our little expectation, friends taking advantage of our trust, or even take us for granted. It hurts and it hurts bad. It’s even worse if they are the people who matters to us.
Lately I have been struggling with ‘disappointment’ subject, I thought I have mastered this subject long ago but God has brought this up to me once again, because he wanted to heal me completely. I believed if I don’t place any expectation on anybody I would not be disappointed but rather be able to appreciate any small kind gesture they may offer. This seemed to be working for a little while, but eventually it concluded itself in sad ending, of not caring about whatever people may say or do.
I have shared this to many, that my parents planed to abort me just because I was a women. I constantly felt that rejection throughout my life until I met God and accept his unconditional love about me. Our family has to move around nearly every year, and it has caused us to be afraid to make a friend or even open up to anyone. people all move on anyway, so to avoid being hurt and to protect myself, the best way is not to give so much of my heart to anyone in the world.
This such a scary thought is not from God. Now God has revealed to me how much I was wrong in taking this idea from devil! However it may hurt us we are to bear with each other and love each other, like Jesus did. Oh God, you must be joking in asking mere human to do this!
But no, There is a song called “I am a friend of God”, not only a jumpy praise song, but it is such a revelation. If God accepts me as a friend, who in the world is it that I cannot accept as my friend?
Today the world is love hungry, everywhere people are looking and searching for such love and friendship that no one can offer accept God. Devil could not deceived people to deny the goodness of love, but he successfully twisted the real meaning of it that the thurst of it will never be quenched.
The real fulfilling love and friendship is available in Christ only, there’s no other way. It requires courage. I repeat, it requires COURAGE. This day I pray that may the Lord bring about restoration and complete healing into wounds and hurts in people’s heart and lives, let there be NEW spring of friendship and forgiveness for one another. Resist the evil and his whispers, and he will flee from you. Friendship and love are God-designed and we can claim them in the name of Jesus!
“Greater love has no one than this that he lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13)
