Look up!

"Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again my Saviour and 6my God!"           Psalm 42:5   NLT

Max Lucardo says: 'Disappointment is caused by unmet expectations, and it is cured by revamped expectations'.  Just ponder on that statement for a moment. We all encounter disappointments in our lives, it's difficult to avoid them but, we don't have to let them take a grip of us, because if we do, we are in danger of losing our hope. What we need to do at those moments, is to look at a wider perspective of what has happened and this is called revamping our expectations.

Now this is not easy to do but, is essential if you want to stay afloat. Therefore we need to look inside of ourselves and be like David. He asked himself, 'Why am I discouraged? 'Why am I so sad?' 'He refused to panic or throw a wobbly. He knew God was in charge. So he looked inside of himself to see if there was anything that was causing him to lose his confidence in God. 'Has God ever let me down?' Is He teaching me a lesson about something?' he asked.The answer to the first one is, 'No, He'll never let you down'. The second one can be answered as 'Possibly'. God will hold us back from things if we are carrying unforgiveness within our heart or, holding bad thoughts about someone or a similar kind of thing. So ask Him to show you.

Psalm 11 tells us: 'If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?' v3, In other words, we need to 'Look up' to Jesus, not grovel on the floor in our own self-pity. We're not called to despair but to praise - not to panic but, to keep our hope in God. David said 'I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again my Saviour and 6my God!"  This is how we overcome disappointment. This is how we handle situations when someone has let us down, we LOOK UP. God is in heaven watching us waiting for us to call on Him so that He can release our angels who will come and fight on our behalf. We are protected. We are God's children and He is our Lord.

Are you discouraged about something? Are you disappointed because something or someone has let you down? Then begin praising God, put your hope back on God and move forward in victory

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen

dailylifewithjesusbygrahamehoward.blogspot.com  

If you would like to contact me, grahame.howard@hotmail.co.uk

Member of the National Association of Christian Ministers

Why not order my Daily Commentary from Amazon - Paperback or Kindle Check it out. Just tap on Grahame Howard books.

If you would like to contact me email grahame.howard@hotmail.co.uk

Copyright 2026 Grahame Howard.