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Don’t Let Disappointments Derail You
Warpath Ministries & Jeff Domenick
November 19, 2025
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Don’t Let Disappointments Derail You
When I look back at my life, I can see a pattern. Every disappointment I ever faced tried to convince me that I was done. That God was finished with me. That the setback was the story. Trauma trains your mind to expect the bottom to fall out, so the moment something doesn’t go the way you hoped, your brain fires off all the old alarms.
But here’s the truth… I’ve had to learn the hard way that disappointment is not a dead-end. It’s a detour God uses to redirect us to something better.
I used to take every disappointment personal. Someone didn’t show up. A plan fell apart. A door slammed shut. And I’d immediately go into that old mental loop: “See, this is why nothing works out. This always happens. Why even try?”
That voice feels real when you’re hurting. But it’s not truth. It’s trauma talking.
When God heals you, He doesn’t just fix the wound, He retrains the way you interpret the world. He shifts the meaning you attach to moments. And lately I’ve been reminded that disappointment usually means God is protecting me from something I didn’t see. Sometimes He saves us by closing a door so hard it rattles your whole life.
I’ve learned that faith isn’t proven when everything makes sense. Faith is proven when nothing does.
I’ve had moments recently where the things I prayed for didn’t pan out. Things I thought were guaranteed suddenly weren’t. The old version of me would’ve spiraled. I would’ve let the frustration take over. I would’ve labeled myself the problem.
Today, I slow down. I breathe. I remind myself, “This is not God punishing me. This is God positioning me.” I use this phrase everyday… “GET SLOW.” That means to take it easy, relax, and breathe.
Disappointment can derail you if you let it become your identity. But it can also develop you if you let God teach you through it.
I’m realizing that every valley has purpose. Every “no” has protection in it. Every delay carries a hidden lesson about timing. Sometimes the disappointment is the very thing that matures you, strengthens you, and pulls you deeper into dependence on God.
So if something in your life feels like it fell apart… don’t give up on yourself. Don’t abandon the work God is doing in you. Don’t let the enemy use this moment to convince you that you’re back at square one. You’re not. You’re growing. You’re being refined. You’re being prepared.
What derailed you in the past doesn’t have to derail you today. And maybe… just maybe… the disappointment you’re facing right now is the birthplace of the breakthrough you’ve been praying for.
That’s where I’m at today. Staying steady. Staying surrendered. Trusting that God wastes nothing, not even the moments that hurt.
I now speak from the scar not the wound.
Together, we are Warpath, one body, one Spirit, one mission.
Keep pressing forward. Keep praying. Keep trusting.
Jeff
Prayer Corner
God, thank You for being close when life doesn’t go the way we hoped. When disappointment hits, remind us that it is not the end of our story but a place where You are quietly redirecting and protecting us. Teach us to slow down, breathe, and trust that every closed door carries purpose, every delay holds wisdom, and every setback is shaping something deeper within us.
Strengthen our hearts so we do not let frustration or old patterns define the moment. Help us see beyond what is happening and recognize what You are building. Give us faith that holds steady when nothing makes sense, and remind us that we are not being punished, we are being positioned.
Lord, turn disappointment into development. Turn confusion into clarity. Turn pain into preparation. And let us walk forward grounded in the truth that You waste nothing.
Keep us steady. Keep us surrendered. And help us speak from the scar, not the wound.
In Jesus’ mighty name we pray,
Amen.
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