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08-27-2009 11:47 PM ET (US)
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Edited by author 08-27-2009 11:54 PM
Dear Tricia,
I can hear your disappointment. I am sorry you have not had one precious dream realized in your life. I am sure it must be hard to keep dreaming after so many disappointments.
Thank you for expressing how you truly feel. There was a time in my life that I felt I had lost all hope that things would ever get better. I felt so empty and desperate.
I was raised in a Christian Home; however, my parents divorced when I was 8 years old. This came as a big shock to me. While some children seemed to recover quickly after their parent's divorced, I did not.
Finally, 18 years later, I got some help from an outside counselor and experienced healing. I don't know all the answers, but I know that I have experienced the God of All Comfort.
I had to have outside help. I couldn't do it on my own even though I knew many scriptures, taught Sunday School for years and had been in church all my life.
Deep down I felt unworthy & satan was there at every turn with all of his lies. He is a Father of Lies. He doesn't want us to believe that God's promises are true for US. He loves to trick us into believing that God has a plan for everyone else, but us. He wants us to believe that we are too bad. For years, I thought I must not have been good enough to have parents that stayed together. How in the world was that my fault, but at the time I just accepted responsiblity.
Tricia, All I know is that God is real. His word is true and He can handle all of our questions, struggles, anger, disappointment, fear, and hurt.
When I hit ROCK bottom, I realized the ROCK I hit was God.
Also, I realized that even though I felt abandoned for many years....God had always been there. It was amazing that once I allowed myself to grieve over the loss of my family, how aware I became of God's faithfulness and constant care over the years.
Everyone's journey is different and I do not know why you have lived with such disappointment. All I do know is that God loves you. He truly does.
Praying for you.
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