December 3 - The Cure for Disappointment

Grace for the Moment by Max Lucado

The ways of God are without fault. Psalm 18:30

When God doesn’t do what we want, it’s not easy. Never has been, never will be. But faith is the conviction that God knows more than  we do about this life and He will get us through it.

Remember, disappointment is cured by revamped expectations.

I like the story about the fellow who went to the pet store in search of a singing parakeet. Seems he was a bachelor and his house was too quiet. The store owner had just the bird for him, so the man bought it.

The next day, the bachelor came home from work to a house full of music. He went to the cage to fee the bird and noticed for the first time that the parakeet had only one leg.

He felt cheated that he’d been sold a one-legged bird, so he called and complained.

“What do you want,” the store owner responded, “a bird who can sing or a bird who can dance?”

Good question for times of disappointment.

December 1- The Winner's Circle

Grace for the Moment by Max Lucado

The Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. Ephesians 6:8 NIV

For all we don’t know about the next life, this much is certain. The day Christ comes will be a day of reward. Those who went unknown on earth will be known in heaven. Those who never heard the cheers of men will hear the cheers of angels. Those who missed the blessing of a father will hear the blessing of their heavenly Father. The small will be great. The forgotten will be remembered. The unnoticed will be crowned, and the faithful will be honored.

The winner’s circle isn’t reserved for a handful of the elite, but for a heaven full of God’s children who “will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him” (James 1:12 NIV)