A Prayer for a Disappointed Heart

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Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 12 August 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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0:00.0	A Prayer for a Disappointed Heart by Christina Fox
0:12.3	I have said these things to you that in me you may have peace.
0:17.0	In the world you will have tribulation, but take heart.
0:20.3	I have overcome the world, John 1633.
0:26.7	The world tells us that we can do whatever we put our mind to do.
0:31.4	If we wish hard enough, we can click our heels and end up wherever our heart desires
0:36.1	most.
0:37.1	There are some Christians who say the same thing.
0:40.3	That Jesus is our spiritual candy machine, dispensing dreams and hopes at the push of
0:45.2	a prayer.
0:46.8	They say that God wants us to be happy and wants us to have everything we've ever wanted.
0:52.7	We just need to believe and pray harder.
0:56.7	But the reality of our Christian life speaks otherwise.
1:00.6	Disappointment is part of life in this fallen world.
1:04.6	As believers, we shouldn't be surprised when things don't work out.
1:08.7	When we face difficulty, or when life is disappointing, that's because Adam fell into
1:14.6	sin.
1:15.9	We all fall into sin.
1:18.6	The imprint of sin is on everything.
1:21.5	Even the earth itself groans with the weight of it.
1:25.1	We apply for a job and are told we aren't qualified.
1:29.4	We work hard for promotion only to have someone else get it.
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