Stop for a moment and think about it: the season you are in is part of your training. God wants to mold your soul, transform your thoughts, and your character. He wants to teach you a very specific lesson; are you listening?
We have a need, so we ask God for a solution. But sometimes, we are so focused on the solution we asked for that we don’t see the answer God has already given us.
When the covenant trust of marriage is shattered by infidelity, it can feel like your whole world implodes. Confusion, anger, grief, shame, and despair often swirl together in a storm too big to name. It can feel like you’re dying on the inside.
We have all experienced disappointments; desires that have not been fulfilled. Is it better not to hope to avoid disappointment? No, hope is an essential force in our lives. Disappointments should not stop us, but rather lead us to make some adjustments.
Our emotions can be hurt, our hearts broken, and we need to seek healing for this. But that doesn’t mean we can no longer love! Through the Holy Spirit, we can tap into another source of emotions.