Life can be full of let downs, and so as I stood among the congregation at my church on Sunday and sang the words to “King Of My Heart” by J. McMillan; “You’re never gonna let, never gonna let me down,” I reflected on the Biblical truth behind the lyrics. It is true you know, God will never let us down.
So then, how do we reconcile that truth with the disappointments and ‘let downs’ we experience in life? It’s tempting to think God has let us down but His Word says (Deuteronomy 32:4 English Standard Version) “The Rock, His work is perfect, for all His ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He.”
Disappointment isn’t from God — it comes from within. It is a feeling and a response to my circumstances when they don’t go the way I expected them to go. And that can happen pretty often! I get an idea in my head about the outcome of something and then am totally caught off guard when it doesn’t actually pan out that way.
God, on the other hand, is never surprised at our circumstances; and therefore isn't 'let down' by them. He sees every path in our life, whet ...
