Lately, I have been wading through a period of uncertainty and discouragement. Of course, I’ve been trying to pray through it. In doing so, I have found myself frustrated with God, feeling abandoned, and wondering why He isn’t pouring out His blessing the way I think He should. In reality, though, my disappointment is in people, not in God. Somehow, He becomes a scapegoat for my feelings. Has this ever happened to you? Someone lets you down…you are disappointed in God. Someone leaves you all alone…you feel abandoned by God. Someone fails to follow through in a commitment…you blame God for leaving you high and dry. Someone hurts you…you wonder why God is making you miserable. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that the same free will that is given you by God is also given to everyone else. We are all free to make mistakes, which unfortunately have consequences on others as well. I’m trying to remember that God is good all the time, not just when things are going my way.