by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n
Frustration, disappointment, and sorrow are a part of life. But knowing that hardly softens the discouragement and dissatisfaction they bring, nor the feelings of failure and heartache.<\/p>\n
But Jesus? No, He never disappoints, nor will He ever let you down. Hope in Him is a well-placed hope.<\/p>\n
“… and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts …<\/em>” (Romans 5:5).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Zeke Flores Frustration, disappointment, and sorrow are a part of life. But knowing that hardly softens the discouragement and dissatisfaction they bring, nor the feelings of failure and heartache. Things, no matter how good the warranty, will frustrate you. People, even those you love and admire, will let you down. Circumstances will disappoint you.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[1842,1841,188],"class_list":["post-89335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-disappointment","tag-frustration","tag-trials"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50868,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-a-person-have-faith-without-hope-or-hope-without-faith\/","url_meta":{"origin":89335,"position":0},"title":"Can a person have faith without hope or hope without faith?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 31, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Can a person have faith without hope or hope without faith? 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