How to Recover from Life's Disappointments

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Consider: ButIposittoyouthatoneofthereasonswhywecan’tsatisfythoselongings,whyweexperiencegreatdisappointmentsinthislifeandwhywecan’tseemtofindlastingsatisfactionisbecausewehavedemandedtoomuchfromthem.Inotherwords,wefalselyassumedorwereledtobelievethatpeople,government,relationships,objects,andvocationswouldsatisfythedeepestlongingsfortruthandhappiness. Anytimeweplaceourfaithin“earthly”sourcesweareboundtoexperiencedissatisfaction,lackoffulfillment,loss,andtragedy.
PeterKreeftputsitthisway:“Toplacedivineexperiencesonhumanshouldersisaninfalliblerecipeforruinandbitterdisappointment”(Ibid.,48).Thisisparticularlypoignantofpeoplewhoonlylookatandtrustanaturalisticworldviewwheretheonlythingthatisrealiswhatismaterialistic,experimentallyandphysicallyobservable,andthatwecancreatebetterpeopleandbettersocietiesfromthissourceandthissourcealone.
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