Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

God spoke the universe into existence with a Word. All that is was created at the sound of His voice.

Can you imagine what He could do with a song?

It never entered my mind until this morning when I read this passage. If God in His place created all there is because of love, what could be the result of love completed? He will receive all His unto Himself and then His love will be fulfilled. That joy causes Him to break out in song!!!! I cannot imagine what the result of joy complete will do.

He will joy over us. I think about loves desire and it never matched love fulfilled. The joy of love fulfilled has been so much more in me. I cannot imagine what that will look and sound like in my God.

If loves hope created the universe, what will love fulfilled create in joy?

I cannot image, my mind is too small to hold onto the possibilities.

Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Incomparable glory, is that God’s joyous song? I am overwhelmed and I am not even there yet.

Job 5:12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

How do you handle disappointment?

Pick an answer.

1 My resolve becomes stronger.

2 I feel rejected.

3 I eat.

4 I try and figure out what went wrong.

Each answer I have listed has a source driven by a character trait. This isn’t a complete list. If your answer isn’t included, then look to your own character and find an answer.

1 Pride If your first instinct is to get what you want regardless of circumstances, pride is involved.

2 Lonely, you might not have a fulfilling relationship.

3 Dissatisfied. Eating is just one of the ways we try and compensate for disappointment. It is not the only one, and some other reactions are much more harmful. They center around trying to satisfy self..

4 Insecurity. “I must have done something wrong.” That is the voice of insecurity.

So what is my solution?

Look first to the source of your expectations. Disappointment is the result of unfulfilled expectations. I would even go so far as to ask you if your expectations are realistic. Very often our circumstances drive us to desire a solution which is the easy way out. In fact it does not matter if the source is born of the flesh or born of the will of God. The end result is the same for those who believe.

Romans 5:3-5 tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

These things happen to us to reveal our old character and to build new character in us.