I was thinking this should be called great expectations, but remembered that had already been used. Then thought maybe low expectations, still having expectations of what I wanted but set low. That didn’t really fit the situation either. So, I chose Unfulfilled Expectations, which is what came about.
I know what I wanted to happen, but God had His plans already in motion and I need to remember this and just go along for the ride, expecting His best even when I cannot see it!
My expectations do not always fall under God’s plans. We plan things we the way WE want things to be. Perfect! We want things to be fun and happy and go the way we think they should, but other people don’t know our expectations and things go wrong (at least in our eyes). It doesn’t turn out the way we expected in the first place. It might still be good, but it does not fit our plans or expectations. That’s when I realized we need to look to God and follow, as best we can, what He plans for us, and wait and see what His direction is rather than basing our enjoyment on our own desires.
Trying to do it all our way means that things won’t meet our expectations and they will go the wrong way. We will have to learn how to forgive others, as they live their lives in a different manner than we do, as it should be; we are not all the same. And that also means that we have to learn how to forgive and forget. That does not mean that we will automatically trust someone again, or that everything is going to be perfect. Like I mentioned, we all live different lives. We all get caught up in other things, not always good or what God wants for us. So we have to learn how to forgive, ask God to help us forget what has been said or done, and let Him take over. Trying not to run things ourselves.
As much as it hurts to see one person I love being hurt because of what another person I love did, I, myself, can’t change it. All I can do is love them both, offering forgiveness to them both, and let God take care of it all. And this includes loving and forgiving myself if I am one of the people injured. This will lead me back to His peace and having His joy back in my life.
So I give it all to God and let Him take care of it. What is His expectation of me? That I learn to trust and follow Him, doing my best to become the person He created me to be. Not always easy, but He does expect me to try, not giving up, and learning to set my expectations to align with His plans.
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