Habakkuk 2:3 English Standard Version (ESV) For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

Every vision, every word of prophecy has its own appointed time. Jesus cautioned us about saying we have seen His return when it has not happened.

Matthew 24:23 English Standard Version (ESV) Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.

We must not allow our desire to replace realistic expectations. When it comes to those appointed times, our expectations cannot make it happen any sooner.

Think of it this way, would you want Him to come and snatch us away only to discover those that we love are left behind?

Neither should we frustrate those we love with fear. Love them perfectly and allow love to do what love does best.

1 John 4:18 English Standard Version (ESV) There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

Fear for a loved one’s salvation will not hasten their appointed time.

God will save whom He will save and our fear will not change His will in the matter.

We should not allow that thought to stop us from loving them.

Psalm 71:24 English Standard Version (ESV) And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disappointed who sought to do me hurt.

The bible does not have a lot to say about disappointment. That is because it is a negative and His Word is positive.

The one theme that runs through each verse containing the word disappointment is expectation. In every case it is the expectation of hurt or evil that is aimed at us and we have asked God to step in and defend us, disappointing their plans.

This is the season of disappointment. We hope to see justice prevail and we are disappointed.

Let me point out that this looks like a prophecy coming into being.

Isaiah 5:18-21 English Standard Version

18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, who draw sin as with cart ropes,

19 who say: “Let him be quick, let him speed his work that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, that we may know it!”

20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!

Let us be cautious in our expectations less we become disappointed.

God’s Word is true and we have a hope in which we trust God and desire to see goodness in the land and we should not allow our sense of what is right and just to replace God’s plans for our future and the times to come that we want to see for ourselves.

God is not late. His timing is perfect.

Habakkuk 2:3 English Standard Version (ESV) For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

Unrealistic expectations lead to disappointment, the leading edge of depression.