Romans 5:5 "and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us."
Being let down is the result of misplaced hope. Everyone has experienced this; we set expectations in hope that someone or something will fulfill those expectations. When they aren't met, we grieve at our unfulfilled investment and generally blame the thing we hoped in for letting us down. So where is well placed hope?
We can turn our hope inward and grope for gratification in our accomplishments, we can turn our hope outward and search for satisfaction in people and possessions, or we can turn our hope upward and find fulfillment in the unchanging, never-failing God of love who gladly gives grace without restraint to everyone who would have it! Just as it is written..."whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed." (Romans 9:33)
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