Comments on: Life Is Disappointing

By: When God Disappoints | Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman

When God Disappoints | Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:10:22 +0000

[…] This is part 2 of 3 posts this week. Come back tomorrow for “Maybe Disappointment is OK After All” and check out yesterday’s “Life Is Disappointing.” […]

By: Jasper

Jasper — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 04:25:56 +0000

People will always disappoint us. Only Jesus is the One who never disappoints. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 04:15:50 +0000

I was disappointed, but I forgive you!

By: JAY-Z

JAY-Z — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 15:29:13 +0000

Haha, love this post! Life is a battlefield, that’s for sure. What annoys me are the people who think its a walk in the park, and then constantly cry about it being hard.

By: Bill Reynolds

Bill Reynolds — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:57:44 +0000

I was expecting more from this blogpost.

(Sorry, couldn’t resist the temptation!)

Truthfully, thanks, Brian, for daring to be transparent. As a high “I” personality I often find my own Pollyanna tendencies covering my feelings vis-a-vis disappointment. The constant urge to “spin” positively can be exhausting. You give permission to say, “That sucked!” without reservation. Looking forward to the rest of your posts.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 13:43:05 +0000

Love this post about disappointment. My dad divorced my mom the day after I was born. Grew up with no dad in my life. My mom wasn’t there ether because she got up to go to work before us kids got up and got home late every night, just to be able to pay the bills. So we grew up with no parents. Every day was a fight between us kids; since I was the youngest I got beat up every day.
My dad would invite my older brother and sister over to stay the night, but I was not invited. After years of bugging him he finally conceded, but he told me that we were “just friends” and that he wasn’t my dad. My mom said otherwise. I grew up not really knowing who was telling the truth. My mom eventually remarried.
One day… I met Jesus! I had so many questions. One of them was “who is my dad?”. He said “Bill is your dad, I’ve given you a new earthly father that will provide for you. If you chose to follow me then I will be your perfect Father. I will teach you and guide you in the way you should go.”
It’s been a ride ever since. Love the places he’s taken me. It’s been 26 years since that day and he’s never failed me.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 04:30:12 +0000

Really great stuff PB.

I appreciate the tone and sincerity with which you write.

Life is disappointing and rewarding.

Miserable and exhilaratingly wonderful.

Stacey and I have faced our share of disappointment(s) in life.

If anything, disappointments have forced us to trust that God is indeed for us and with us no matter what circumstances we face.

Disappointment also requires perspective. Yes, we have been disappointed, but God has been incredibly gracious and good to us.

Thanks for writing and starting up this great conversation.

By: Connie Iddings

Connie Iddings — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 04:11:22 +0000

I refuse to be the poster child for life’s disappointments, but my life might just qualify. Seriously though, I have learned some very valuable things. In some of the events in my life I felt utterly alone. I honestly had moments where I truly felt no one cared or my heartache was just too much of a downer for people to really want to get too close. God showed me, proved to me time and time again, that I wasn’t alone, he was with me and he also showed me that others have very similar experiences and feelings that they go through during distressing times too. It has made me want to reach out all the more. I want people to know that God cares, and another human cares.
I want to fight against and immediately break out of any picture perfect ideal that tries to encompass me and make sure that in other people’s perspectives, it is the true me they see and get an opportunity to know. I want now, more than ever to be authentic, real, transparent and completely reachable. The disappointments of my life have allowed that to take place in me in a significant way.

By: Cathy Simpson

Cathy Simpson — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:43:54 +0000

So much good stuff! I’ll keep my two-bits short (or try to). I have had my share of disappointments, anxieties, and bottom-dropping-out days. The short story is that these pains always seem too big for me to handle–usually are–and because I fear bitterness, there’s no option but to go to God. My grandmother wrote Prov. 3:5&6 in my High school grad card: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.’ God has reminded me over and over of this verse. I don’t always pay attention to it, because I want to have my rant; and God waits for me to be done. This may seem really backwards, but I find my deepest experiences with God always seem to be on my face, at the bottom of the barrel and the end of my self, my strength, my ideas and my coping. And this seems to be the divine goal sometimes–not so much the depth of my pain, but letting it go, done with the striving to understand or fix. Just resting on His sovereignty, provision and timing.

By: Brian Dolleman

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 01:47:21 +0000

Wow Andre – I didn’t know some of this… I’m so thankful to have you sharing them with me. I love what you said about your struggles not being for you, but for someone else. Thank you for not giving up. And thank you for recognizing God’s plan for you to be a help for others. Love you Andre.