Dealing with Disappointment: How to Know Joy When Life Doesn't Feel Great

by John Hindley

Overview

Life is disappointing. And disappointment can so easily come to dominate our life—the nagging thought in the back of our minds and the constant 'but' coloring all our pleasures.

In this realistic, hope-filled book, John Hindley shows how to deal with disappointment — what disappointment is, what it does, and how to learn to live with the disappointments while also knowing joy.

If your life isn't perfect… you need this book!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784981204
Publisher:	Good Book Co
Publication date:	01/10/2017
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

John Hindley is the pastor of BroadGrace church in Norfolk, UK and the author of the bestselling Serving without Sinking. He studied for ministry at Oak Hill College, and then co-founded The Plant church in Manchester before moving to Norfolk. John is married to Flick and they have three children.

Table of Contents

1 We are disappointed 5

2 We should be disappointed 13

3 Just too disappointed 23

4 Hope that destroys despair 35

5 Purpose that cuts off escape 47

6 Perspective that shrinks disappointment 59

7 Disappointed with… my situation 69

8 Disappointed with… my success 79

9 Disappointed with… my ministry 89

10 Disappointed with… myself 99

11 Disappointed with… God 113

12 Lock shields and stand firm 125

13 But God 137

Editorial Reviews

This book, as the title suggests, helps us deal with that disappointment in an appropriate way so that we can use it to focus all the more on Christ’s return. … I found all of it really helpful: it really is a breath of fresh air.

Catherine Brooks

I am so grateful for this book. It was just what I needed to hear. It left me rejoicing afresh at the gospel which is able to totally transform how we view our circumstances, and to enable us to live lives with a real sense of purpose and contentment.

Andrea Trevenna (Associate Minister for Women's Ministry

This book can and should be life-transforming.

Graham Beynon (Pastor

Allows us to be honest about our disappointments, and then invites us to view them with a great purpose, a new perspective, and an unshakeable hope. A wonderful combination of biblical insight and down to earth wisdom.

Tim Chester (Pastor and Author)

Dealing with disappointment is classic John Hindley—biblical, truthful, insightful and beautifully hopeful. There's grace on every page. Loved it!

Dai Hankey (Church planter and author)

Readers will appreciate the author's generosity of spirit, friendly style and enthusiasm. I especially liked his insights as to when disappointment is right and proper and the stirring appeal to transform our home-groups (read it and see!)

Ruth Eardley