You know how you feel when you want something really bad, that anticipation and excitement. Hoping and praying that you will get what you are hoping for. Like a child on Christmas morning tearing through the sea of gifts waiting to see that one gift that he pleaded for so badly every time the commercial came on the television. Well that is exactly how it is in life when you put your hope and faith in someone. When you trust that what they say is true no matter what has happened in the past you still give them the benefit of the doubt because you love them and want to believe in them. But…then there are the times when the person you place your hope, faith, and trust in let you down. You try to be a good sport and try not to let your emotions get the better of you but it’s hard because each time they let you down, your faith in them dwindles a little bit more. They may have good intentions, but intentions are like the clouds, here for a moment and eventually move on, leaving no trace of their existence. You know the saying “Actions speak louder than words” how true it is. You can say, “Oh yes, I promise I will do that, or I will do that for you, no problem” setting the other person up for disappointment. Because you know, deep in your heart that what you say, isn’t what you mean and you pacify the person at that moment telling them what they want to hear, instead of being honest. Choose your words carefully. People listen! Maybe you could say, “I will try, I might be able to do that, or I will pray about it and get back to you.” That is easy to comprehend, its not a definite answer, therefore you don’t get your hopes up just to have them squashed. Were all guilty of this from time to time, but when it’s a regular pattern in someone’s life you would think that the person who asks this type of person for various things, favors, or even the simplest of requests, that they would know that when they ask, they will not receive. So…if you set your hope high, thinking, believing that maybe, just maybe this time they will come thru, then it’s your own fault when your heart is crushed and your temperament turns to anger and you start to mutter things under your breath that you know the LORD wouldn’t want to hear from you. After all, we are to do unto others as we would have done to us. So even if your let down, pick up your heels, put a smile on your face, and treat that person kindly, but remember, don’t set yourself up just to be let down again.
The moral of the story… only put your complete trust in God, your spouse, and a really good friend. Man will let you down, God will never fail you, your spouse is one with you and a good friend always keeps her word!
