Quotes about Disappointment

Giving with strings of secret expectations attached is the greatest invitation to heartbreak.

Unrealistic expectations are things the other person isn't able or willing to do for me. I have to let go of these.

Our disappointments in ourselves—in our lives—aren't just isolated pieces of evidence that we fall short and life is hard. No, they are the exact places where we can break secrecy with fellow humans and show up to say, "Me too. I get it. I understand. You aren't alone. Together, we can find our way home.

We must respect ourselves enough to break the pattern of placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves. No, it's not wrong to need people. But some of our biggest disappointments in life are the result of expectations we have of others that they can't ever possibly meet.

If our souls never ached with disappointments and disillusionments, we'd never fully admit and submit to our need for God. If we weren't ever shattered we'd never know the glorious touch of the Potter making something glorious out of dust, out of us.

The space between our expectations and our reality is a fertile field, and it's the perfect place to grow a bumper crop of disappointment.

And let's be honest, if we weren't ever disappointed, we'd settle for the shallow pleasures of this world rather than addressing the spiritual desperation of our souls.

Disappointment isn't proof that God is withholding good things from us. Sometimes it's His way of leading us Home.

If the person you are trying so hard not to disappoint will be displeased by a no, they'll eventually be disappointed even if you say yes.

But disappointment isn't proof that God is withholding good things from us. Sometimes it's His way of leading us Home.

Unrealistic demands lead to undercurrents of failure.

The enemy uses disappointments to cause so much trouble in an unsettled heart. A heart hungry for something to ease the ache of disappointment is especially susceptible to the most dangerous forms of desire.