EXPECTATIONS

Expectations! Expectations! Expectations! I don’t know why but this month, this word has been on my mind a lot. It’s good to expect things. That’s what I personally think. Can you expect God to take that pain away? Yes. Can you expect God to let you pass your exams? Yes. Can you expect God to lead you through the shadows of death? Yes. But can you expect God to do all these for you if you don’t have any idea how or why He should do these things? I don’t think so.

Let me use this example. I have a sister. I have known her my whole life, we learn from each other, we love each other, I know what she likes and what she doesn’t. If God forbid something was meant to happen to me right now, I would “expect” her to come to my rescue. Why? Because I know her, I expect more from her. If I called her and she said “No Sarah I’m not coming” I would be upset because I “expect” her to do certain stuff for me.

I think that when we build our relationships with God, it increases our expectations from Him. Yes, because in the process of us building the relationship, God said in 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast your burdens on me” so when I’m burdened, I expect God to be there and ready to take my burden. He said in Exodus 14:14 that he will fight for me, so in times of troubles, I expect him to come and fight for me.

However, expectations go both ways. God is saying, “If you expect me to take away your pain, when I tell you to tell the world about me, I expect you to do so. When I tell you “Forgive this person”, I expect you to do it. When I tell you to “quit this job because I have another one planned for you in future even though you can’t see it yet”, he expects you to do it. Expectation is like a trust fall. I expect and trust you to catch me and I will do the same for you.

Building a relationship with God increases your chances of expecting him in situations and having faith that he will come through for you. If I met someone today and later on I called them and asked, “Can I borrow £10 from you please?”, the chances of them giving it to me is slim. Why? They don’t know me. I haven’t done anything for me. We haven’t built that relationship yet. However, when you start building that relationship, getting to know them and they getting to know you too, knowing how to approach you and how to stay back, learning your ins and outs, you know that the relationship is getting to the point of expectations.

I know that people may say expectations lead to disappointment but expectation without faith is what brings forth the disappointments. Be confident in God, let God also be confident in you. Let him say “This is my child, we have a relationship, he or she will never let me down so shall I not let them down too”. Today, let’s increase the relationship, set expectations, walk into the expectations that are set for us and be happy in God. God won’t disappoint you if you don’t disappoint him. A relationship goes two ways. Take your stand today and walk with expectations. May God bless you.

Prayer: Lord I know expectations can sometimes bring disappointment, however, with faith, all the disappointments are cancelled out. We know you work in your own ways so God in all things let us give thanks to you. Help us build a great relationship with you God, this we ask in Jesus name, Amen.

Testimony: I have been thinking of how God has used such a thing like corona to help me realise Him so I just want to say I’m thankful for saving me from where I was. Thank you, God.