It's very rare that I manage to come up with two posts in the same week, let alone back-to-back. God gets the credit. I recently watched the following sermon by John Ortberg, and it resonated with me very deeply. We all go through periods of our life when disappointments and defeats blindside us. The worst part is not even the disappointment itself, but the brutal and unending waiting that comes afterwards. Nobody likes waiting in a hole. Joseph did it, Jonah did it, and Jesus himself did it, but somehow we're all surprised when life beats us down and leaves us helplessly awaiting some kind of breakthrough.
The video below was filmed at an Intervarsity leadership conference. If you're not familiar with IV, they're a fantastic college campus ministry which operates on almost every campus in the US. I've recently been offered the honor of being a guest-writer for their blog, and I'm told one of my articles will be published later this month.
In the meantime, please watch this sermon. It's almost 40 minutes, so I suggest pulling up a comfy chair.
The video below was filmed at an Intervarsity leadership conference. If you're not familiar with IV, they're a fantastic college campus ministry which operates on almost every campus in the US. I've recently been offered the honor of being a guest-writer for their blog, and I'm told one of my articles will be published later this month.
In the meantime, please watch this sermon. It's almost 40 minutes, so I suggest pulling up a comfy chair.
EDIT: Looks like the video is having upload issues. You can find the original post here: http://2100.intervarsity.org/resources/john-ortberg-129-am-sc-14
The thing about disappointments and failures is that they don't last forever. Even though they hurt tremendously, and rob us of our sense of security and trust in God's goodness, they eventually pass. On Friday, Jesus and his disciples' situation looked pretty hopeless; but that wasn't the end of the story. Never forget that Sunday is coming.
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