When You Are Disappointed in a Relationship

When you are disappointed in a relationship, where do you turn? I have learned to turn to God first when I feel disappointed in relationships.

Today’s post is the first one in the #write28days challenge, in which I’m participating during the month of February 2021. The prompt for today is “Disappointed,” and here is my prayer/poem.

When You Are Disappointed in a Relationship

Father God,

Today I confess

I have been disappointed

by people I’ve loved,

those to whom I extended my needs.

My heart aches

because others have let me down.

Not just in what they have done

but what they have left undone.

In ways they did not intend

and in more painful ways they intended.

Too long, I have stood in the shadows of my hurt

pretending I preferred the darkness.

Years wasted in self-pity

self-focus

self-medication.

Today I am stepping into the light

of your grace, choosing to wrap myself

in your embrace

your heart more tender

than any human heart

your faithfulness

more consistent than the rising sun.

In this light of grace

I take your hand, and you gently point

me toward the truth, the many ways

I’ve disappointed you.

But instead of handing me shame

you open your hand and show me

the nail piercing, reminding me

of the price you paid

so I could receive your grace

and extend it to others.

Today I lay my disappointments

at the foot of the cross

and we walk away together

hand in hand

on a bright path

of letting go

while I walk beside you, Lord.

Are you feeling disappointed in a relationship today? Feeling less than loved? You may enjoy the devotion I wrote for Proverbs 31 Ministries in February 2020, linked HERE along with a free printable for you.

When You Are Disappointed in a Relationship

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