A quote from Mother Teresa, from the book Come Be My Light:
"Now I really rejoice when something does not go as I wish - because I see that He wants our trust - that is why in the loss let us praise God as if we have got everything."
Wow, how different our lives would be if we had that attitude towards loss and disappoint, that is is just another way for us to learn to trust in God and in His divine providence.
How often does something not go as we want it to, only for something better to come along later? If something does not go as we wish, it might open up another, better opportunity for something. Like the saying goes, "Thank God for unanswered prayers."
He knows what is best for our life, even if we sometimes feel like He does not.
Ultimately, the things that we want might not be the best things for us, and in these cases all we can do is trust God, as Mother Teresa said, "as if we have got everything."
Jesus, I Trust in You
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