Allowing our frustration over the practices of an organization or a culture to rise in our hearts only feeds bitterness and undermines our effectiveness in ministry. If the fruit of the ministry honors God, unless the methods are against moral ethics or outright illegal, is it worth the effort to press for change for the sake of efficiency?

Though we communicate clearly, it is still possible to disappoint others and be disappointed by unmet expectations. Explore with me how to know when our disappointment is a result of our own unmet expectations.

Has someone ever disappointed you, but you can’t pinpoint why? Perhaps it’s not what they did, but what they didn’t do?

Disappointment is usually not because of anything, in particular, someone did, but a result of unmet expectations.

In this post, I explore how we can stay ahead of disappointment by clarifying expectations.