Unmet Expectations: Reshaping Our Thinking in Disappointment, Trials, and DelaysPlain and simple, life doesn't always turn out the way we imagined. Yet, we can respond in God glorifying ways even when circumstances fall short of our desired hopes and expectations. With practical, biblical counsel from the Scriptures, we have the tools we need to put away sinful responses and be women who smile at the future (Proverbs 31: 25). In reshaping how we think about disappointments, trials, and delays, we can grow in contentment, trust,

by her virtue

He also serves as Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

and—ultimately—relational

The church would foster healthier reading habits if Christians today recovered the three sensibilities that Smith identifies as hallmarks of premodern biblical interpretation

His salvation and His grace to the hearts of sinners

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widely known for his thorough

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Betters is a pastor’s wife

The church is more than coffee with friends—it’s a meaningful gathering of Christians that involves fellowship and growing in biblical truth

May God use this volume to renew the evangelical mind and spirit that he restored to the church through the Reformation

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