The Cure for Disappointment

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 (New American Standard Bible)

God’s Word is full of conditional promises. We often want to see the fulfillment of the promise with little regard to the condition that is attached to it. It is imperative that as we come across a promise we look for the “when” and “if” statements that follow. Today’s verse is a great illustration of this principle. There is a promise of finding God WHEN we search for Him with ALL our heart.

I once read a statement in a devotional book that stopped me dead in my tracks. It got my attention because it addressed an issue that had been weighing heavily on my mind and emotions for the past number of days. God often allows me to struggle with an area in my life so that when He finally brings the answer I won’t miss it. Neon lights could not make it any clearer at that point!

In the book My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers made this statement: “Anything that savours of dejection spiritually is always wrong. If depression and oppression visit me, I am to blame; God is not, nor is anyone else. Dejection springs from one of two sources ~I have either satisfied a lust or I have not. Lust means ~I must have it at once.” While I realize there are chemical imbalances that can cause depression and there is certainly the work of the enemy to oppress us, I knew this statement was meant for my ears and heart on a personal level.

What did it mean to me? It addressed the issue of disappointment. He was letting me know that when my focus, hope, and desires are aimed in the wrong direction and placed in the wrong sources I will always experience disappointment. God says He has a better way for me to live my Christian life. His way is that I direct all my attention and energy into His person and plan and I will live with a satisfaction that is guaranteed. He and I are taking an honest look at motives, idols, and distractions. It is a painful but necessary process if I am to really know Him. There is no place for a divided heart in His kingdom. His desire is that I follow Him, search for Him, and embrace Him with abandon and passion.

Father, continue to show me the places in my heart that are not yet searching for You. Show me the wrong sources I continue to look to for satisfaction and significance. It is You I want to know and see! Amen.

All I once held dear - Robin Mark
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