It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

by Lysa TerKeurst

Though we can’t predict or control or demand the outcome of our circumstances, we can know with great certainty we will be okay.

Sometimes to get your life back, you have to face the death of what you thought your life would look like.

But disappointment isn’t proof that God is withholding good things from us. Sometimes it’s His way of leading us Home.

Feeling the pain is the first step toward healing the pain. The longer we avoid the feeling, the more we delay our healing. We can numb it, ignore it, or pretend it doesn’t exist, but all those options lead to an eventual breakdown, not a breakthrough.