Dealing With Disappointment

A fresh start for US

"We have many questions to answer over the next two months,''he said.

It could begin to get answers at the end of tonight's game at Lincoln Financial Field. More than 25,000 tickets were sold for the contest.

Klinsmann, one of the greatest players of Germany has produced, is expected to start a U.S. team plagued by a series of disappointing results. He despised occasions in the past year the coach of top European clubs and national teams for the chance to stay in the United States.

A resident in California is looking forward to the challenge of turning around the team.

“After a couple of days, I’m highly impressed with these guys,’’ he said.

US star is encouraged by the message and spirit of his new coach.

“Jurgen has very positive energy and it’s infectious,’’ he said. “I think the guys have already taken to that well. As far as tactical things and a style and an approach to the way we play, that’s going to take awhile.’’

Tonight’s game is a “friendly,’’ the teams’ first since 2008, but it’ll be anything but. These are the two best teams in CONCACAF, and it’s a big game anytime they play. Mexico has only beaten the US twice on American soil since 2000, but the wins have been in the past two Gold Cup finals, 2009 and in June.

“We’re going to give them a fight,’’ Klinsmann said.

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I was reminded recently of a scene in the movie "The Apostle" wherein a lady is talking about his prayer life. She poignantly said, "Sometimes he prays. Sometimes he just yells."

Have you ever yelled or had an intense conversation with God? Has God ever disappointed you? Have you ever felt like what God promised you was delaying and not happening as you expected?

While in Miami, I was working out at a hotel gym one night when I saw a scene from a sitcom on the TV. A teenage girl who anticipated going out on a date was suddenly asked by her father to stay home and babysit her younger brother. She was greatly upset saying, "I was supposed to go out tonight." Her father replied, "Well, I was supposed to be a millionaire by the time I was 21 years old, but that's not happening."

Life seemingly and sadly comes with some illusions. Things that we expect are supposed to happen don't always do, or at least not always within our timetable. Dealing with disappointment can certainly be a daunting and challenging task, particularly when it has to do with our relationship with our Creator.

Here are some things to remember.

1. Delay is not denial.

Everything God has promised, He shall fulfill. "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19)

2. You are not alone in your feelings toward God.

Many other men and women of God throughout history also struggled similarly with overcoming disappointment. David, a man after God's own heart, often voiced his complaints throughout the Psalms. Many of the Psalms came about as a result of David pouring his heart out to God, complaining about his current struggles, and seeking God for insight.

David mentioned "the ungodly who prosper" was very "painful" for him (Psalm 73:12,16). However when David went to God's house he gained understanding and realized the end of the wicked (v. 17).

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