Who's Responsible?

Disappointment.

What a sad, depressing, draining emotion to have.

But who is is responsible when we have this feeling? Is is the person that let us down? Is it us? 

I am an emotional person. Ask my husband, and sad for him, we have 2 girls who I'm pretty sure will be overly emotional as well. Disappointment, its letting our emotions get the best of us. 

I read this book 

'Managing Your Emotions' by Joyce Myers

a while back, before I was married and I think I might be picking it back up. But the point of the book is to not let our emotions, our feelings which change all the time, control and dictate who we are and how we act. 

So, going back to the 'emotion' at hand

disappointment

what can we do to 'manage' this feeling?

I know for me, I can put to many expectations on a situation/persons and if whatever it is doesn't turn out the way that I had thought in my head, I get hurt. But where I need to do a lot of work, is not getting angry/upset/hurt @ the person that happens to be connected to whatever it is/was. I tend to turn and find someone who should take the blame for my feeling disappointed w/ whatever it is. 

Example 

I was planing a get together w/ some people and sent out emails and evites well in advance. Everyone 'rsvp' yes to the get together. A few days before, one of them let me know that they were not able to attend. I was really disappointed and let down. The more I thought about it the more I got upset. 

Then I thought, its not their fault that I'm disappointed. I put way to much on that. I let my immaturity - and I am very immature - 

of thinking that it was their fault that I was feeling this way. 

No, I had too much riding on it. It wasn't their fault at all. Was I sad and disappointed that they were not going to be able to come and be apart of the event? 

Yes. 

 I allowed myself to get all worked up.

Others are not responsible for our happiness - We are!

We are the ones who are to manage our emotions, and they way that we feel and act.

Heres a thought, maybe we should look more to our Lord, and learn from Him on this matter. . . 

I can always use more guidance from Him!