How do I deal with disappointment?


On Paradise, disappointment is never regarded as defeat; postponement is never looked upon as disgrace; the apparent failures of time are never confused with the significant delays of eternity. ~ The Urantia Book, 26:8.3 (294.2)
God-knowing individuals are not discouraged by misfortune or downcast by disappointment. Believers are immune to the depression consequent upon purely material upheavals; spirit livers are not perturbed by the episodes of the material world. Candidates for eternal life are practitioners of an invigorating and constructive technique for meeting all of the vicissitudes and harassments of mortal living. Every day a true believer lives, he finds it easier to do the right thing. ~ The Urantia Book, 156:5.13 (1739.8)
But life will become a burden of existence unless you learn how to fail gracefully. There is an art in defeat which noble souls always acquire; you must know how to lose cheerfully; you must be fearless of disappointment. Never hesitate to admit failure. Make no attempt to hide failure under deceptive smiles and beaming optimism. It sounds well always to claim success, but the end results are appalling. Such a technique leads directly to the creation of a world of unreality and to the inevitable crash of ultimate disillusionment. ~ The Urantia Book, 160:4.13 (1779.5)
What a crushing thing is disappointment in the lives of those foolish persons who, in fastening their gaze on the shadowy and evanescent allurements of time, become blinded to the higher and more real achievements of the everlasting attainments of the eternal worlds of divine values and true spiritual realities. ~ The Urantia Book, 177:4:10 (1926.3)
Jesus portrayed the profound surety of the God-knowing mortal when he said: “To a God-knowing kingdom believer, what does it matter if all things earthly crash?” ~ The Urantia Book, 100:2:7 (1096.4)
Inspiring Questions
- Are angels real?
- Are we immortal?
- Can religion and science co-exist?
- Did Jesus have brothers and sisters?
- Did Jesus really resurrect?
- Did humans evolve or were they created?
- Does God punish us?
- Does Hell exist?
- Does true love exist?
- How did life start on Earth?
- How do I deal with disappointment?
- How do I find God?
- How do I live like Jesus?
- How do I maintain faith in a crisis?
- How does God love?
- How does forgiveness work?
- Is God inside me?
- Is it wrong to want to acquire material wealth?
- Is our planet special?
- Is there other intelligent life in the universe?
- Should we be afraid?
- To boldly go where no one has gone before
- What did Jesus say about Love?
- What did Jesus say about the Golden Rule?
- What does it mean to be saved?
- What happens when we die?
- What is Prayer?
- What is sin?
- What is the Brotherhood of Man?
- What is the Kingdom of Heaven?
- What is the meaning of life?
- What is the soul?
- What is the value of family life?
- What is the will of God?
- Who created our universe?
- Who is Jesus?
- Who were the first humans?
- Will I go to heaven?