Spiritual Warfare #34

Consequences of Disappointment by Charles Stanley
Prayerlessness: Once disappointment drifts into discouragement, the person usually stops praying. He becomes critical, cynical, and angry with God. He is likely to say something along these lines: "He is God, right. I mean, He could have stopped it."

Another consequence of disappointment is a divided mind. We cannot think clearly when we focus on Satan's lies and negative words. One man spent his entire life living in fear and disappointment because he viewed himself as a failure. His mind was divided, and he could not focus on the truth of God's Word. If he had, he would have quickly learned that all things are possible when we believe in God's Son.

We also become angry, and if this is not taken care of quickly, we will become depressed and self-centered. The definition for depression is simply anger turned inward.

Tomorrow we'll look at the steps in moving beyond disappointment, which is a much longer section.

Greg and I are going on another prayer walk on the west side this morning. We're being joined by a couple who lives there. Please pray that God will give us insight on our prayer walk. God bless you all.