Expectation
I have some expectations of just about everyone. I believe that others have great expectations of me. I expect people to show up on time. I expect people to do what they say they will do. I expect people to be honest and nice. I expect more from my family, friends and colleagues. I expect more from my church family and fellow Christ followers. I don’t always put my expectations out in the open for all to see and hear. I just have them. It’s up to others to fulfill my expectations. If my expectations are not met, then I’m disappointed and sometimes frustrated. It is really an unfair game that I play in regard to expectations, but I believe I’m not the only one who plays this game.
Peter affirms my expectation of what is to come because of Jesus. He pours fuel on the fire of my eternal expectations. He inspires me to keep building my expectation, because what is coming is mind-blowing and beyond description or understanding. Check this out….
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.
8 You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. 9 The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls. (1 Peter 1:3-5,8-9 NLT)
I need to adjust my expectations of others and raise my expectations of myself.
I need to communicate my expectations that I have of others.
I need to seek more from God’s Word about what is expected of me.
I’m still growing in my faith and the Lord doesn’t always exceed my expectations because I think I know more what I need than He does. I’m still learning to ask Him about everything and worry about nothing. I’m still paying close attention to the battle for my hearts affection. The enemy is trying to distract me from this battle so that He can take me down. I need to renew my expectation of the “end game” (eternal life) and keep pressing toward that goal which will be beyond my wildest expectations, hopes and dreams. It’s a promise that the Lord God, Creator of all has made.
Pressing On!
Dwayne