Dewdrops & Thunderstorms

Disappointment—sometimes it feels like a heavy fog, doesn’t it? It settles in when courage falters, when dreams seem too risky, too far out of reach. Here’s the thing: if your courage gets dissed, your appointment—your calling—might get missed.

Disappointment often comes from discouragement, but let’s dig a little deeper. Many times, it’s simply the byproduct of fear—fear of taking the risk that’s tied to the dream burning quietly in your heart. Maybe that dream is creative, musical, or something entirely different. Whatever it is, fear of failure or rejection can leave you stranded in a place of longing.

But listen: even the smallest acts matter. Let me tell you something. A dew drop does the will of God just as much as a thunderstorm. Both are made of the same materials—water, power, purpose. One looks grand and fierce, the other quiet and small. Yet, both are part of the same cycle, the same story.

Here’s where the challenge lies. Sometimes we see the storm, its grandeur and might, and think, That could never be me. We feel too small, too insignificant. But every thunderstorm starts with dew drops. Every monumental moment begins with tiny steps of faith.

The greatest risk you may ever take is to simply say yes. Yes to your longing. Yes to your belonging. Yes to the dream that feels too fragile to touch. Could it be that the upheaval in your life—the storms of confusion, the moments of frustration—are your soul breaking free? Breaking out of limitations, breaking out of fear?

Your longing is connected to your belonging. The place you’re afraid to go might be the very place you’re meant to be. And the disappointment you fear? It’s no excuse to stay stuck. You don’t have that privilege.

God has already set things in motion for you. Something wonderful, something beautiful, is waiting for you to step into it. It may not look like a thunderstorm right now. It might feel as small as a dew drop. But trust this: every dew drop plays its part, and every dew drop eventually finds itself in the grandeur of the storm.

So take the risk. Say yes. Step out of disappointment and into the full expression of who you were created to be.