Disappointments in life

I find that after becoming a Christian, I have been more able to deal with disappointments in life and that I have been able to let go of many griefs & hurts in my life. I also do not yearn for recognition from man anymore & that I have more faith in myself & is not afraid of standing up for righteousness even if that means offending certain people & "spoiling" my own reputation.

Hence, when Pastor Mike came to preach again today, I can feel that my heart is quite empty & light as I do not have many issues & burdens that I need to lift up to god anymore. However, at the end of his preaching, when he told us to really open our heart again & to think about issues of disappointment in life, I start to think of 3 friends who have really disappointed me in the past 2 years. Ironically, we are all people of the same faith. As I think back of how close we used to be & how far apart we are drifting now, I just feel a sense of helplessness & nothing more, nothing less. Right now, I only pray that god will be able to get back for me what belongs to me & as for our friendship, I just lift it up into our father's hands......