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A prayer for a disappointed heart by Christina Fox.

I have said these things to you that in me you may have peace. In the world you

have tribulation but take heart I have overcome the world.

John 1633.

The world tells us that we can do whatever we put our mind to do.

If we wish hard enough, we can click our heels and end up wherever our heart desires most.

There are some Christians who say the same thing,

that Jesus is their spiritual candy machine dispensing dreams and hopes at the push of a prayer.

They say that God wants us to be happy

and wants us to have everything we've ever wanted.

We just need to believe and pray harder.

But the reality of our Christian life speaks otherwise.

Disappointed is part of life in this fallen world. As believers, we shouldn't

be surprised when things don't work out when we face

difficulty or when life is disappointing that's because Adam fell into sin we all

fell into sin the imprint of sin is on everything. Even the earth itself groans with the weight of it.

We apply for a job and are told we aren't qualified. We work hard for promotion only to have someone else get it.

We've turned 30 and there's no ring on our finger.

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