In The Life You’ve Always Wanted, John Ortberg writes, 'I’m disappointed that I still love God so little and sin so much. I’m capable of dismaying amounts of jealousy if somebody succeeds more visibly than I do. I’m disappointed at my capacity to be small and petty. I cannot pray for very long without my mind drifting into a fantasy of angry revenge over some past slight I thought I had long since forgiven, or some grandiose fantasy of achievement. I can convince people I’m busy and productive, yet waste large amounts of time watching television. Although I’m aware of how far I fall short, sometimes it doesn’t even bother me. I’m disappointed at my lack of disappointment.' Where does this disappointment come from? It comes from ‘dis-appointing’ or removing God from the central role He longs to play in our lives, and appointing ourselves in His place. It’s what Paul had in mind when he said he was, 'in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you' (Galatians 4:19). One of Michelangelo’s masterpieces, Pieta, is a marble statue of Mary holding the crucified Christ. Some years ago a fanatic took a sledgehammer and began smashing it. Although the damage was significant, Vatican craftsmen were able to restore it to near-perfect condition. Know what? God’s determined to overcome the defacing of His image in us. His plan isn’t to repair most of our brokenness; it’s to make us ‘new creatures’. Maybe that’ll help you to understand why He’s been at work revealing, removing and restoring certain things in your life.