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Date: Nov 2, 2007
This word is submitted by Laura Strack [lestrack@yahoo.com]
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Overcoming Disappointment
My dear child, I want to speak to you about disappointments. Any time
that you place your hope in anything but Me, disappointments can occur.
Any time that you begin to look away from Me and place your expectation
in something other than the knowledge of Who I am, you set yourself up
for disappointment to creep in. Do not doubt that the enemy of your
soul watches and waits for this to happen, for he loves to torment My
children with lies and to whisper in their ear that I do not love them,
or that I will not come through for them. Indeed, his ways are subtle.
He loves to manipulate disappointment into discouragement so that My
children will not move forward in Me. He knows that his time is drawing
short. Do not listen to him, but listen to Me.
I love you. I have told you that and I tell it to you again. I love you
completely, wholly, without reservation, without judgment, without measure.
But I am a jealous God. I want all of you, not just pieces here and
there. I do not want you to think that I do not care about what happens
to you. I care. I have specifically chosen the things that will test you
to bring you closer to Me. I know precisely what you can endure and will
never allow you to be tested beyond your ability to endure.
I am always working to perfect you, to bring you to a greater knowledge
of Who I am. Every difficulty you face is an opportunity for Me to show
you Who I really am. Every trial you endure is another opportunity for
Me to reveal another facet of My character to you so that you will not
want to put your trust in another. Put your trust in Me and allow My hope
to spring up. For truly if you do, disappointments will fade away and in
its place you will find yourself walking in victory and peace will be
your portion.