Sometimes I dissapoint...

I am having one of those days where I'm reminded of times I've messed up...

times I've made the wrong choice...
spoken the wrong words...

times I have disappointed others.

I haven't really known how it started or how to end it.

Then I read this post by Ann Voskamp

Wow.

Amazing how God puts exactly the right words in front of you at the right time.

Ann wrote:

“I just — I just know I disappoint.”...

She nods... “And?”
I say it slow.

“God appoints people who do disappoint – to point to a God who never disappoints.”...

Appointed to be this mama to these children,
this wife to that husband,
this daughter, this sister, this church member —
appointed to this work, to this home,
to this marriage, to this relationship,

and it’s not about disappointing as much as Who am I pointing to,
Who am I turned to and reaching for and seeking after and walking all of my life towards?

I say it again so my heart can find grace’s beat:

“God appoints people who do disappoint – to point to a God who never disappoints.”
I don’t get it right – but my words and my actions and my heart can exalt the One Who is Right.

Aren't her words beautiful?
I struggle with this concept of disappointment a lot.
I am reminded of failures by certain others, yet given far more grace than I deserve by others.
They erase a record of all past wrongs, just like Christ has done for all that are His.

What about you, friend?
Have you been disappointed by someone you love?
Have you been the one that has disappointed them?
If so, remind yourself of Ann's words today...
“God appoints people who do disappoint – to point to a God who never disappoints.”...
We will never get it ALL right, but our "words and... actions and hearts can exalt the One Who is Right."

May we all be full of grace and forgiveness with each other and place our hope in the One who will never let us down!

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