Expectations (Part 2)

Expectations (Part 2)

Expectations can be high or low, reasonable or unreasonable, good or bad. The Bible speaks of:

-Expectations of redemption-Romans 8:19.

-Expectations of judgment-Hebrews 10:27.

-Delayed expectations-Proverbs 13:12a.

-Realized expectations-Proverbs 13:12b.

-Unrealized expectations-Proverbs 11:7. 

In everything, you should look to God and trust Him according to Proverbs 3:5, 6. His promises are absolutely sound, and your expectation that He will fulfill His Word is called faith. You can expect God to do exactly what He says he will do in 2 Corinthians 1:20; Joshua 21:45; Psalm 77:8; and 2 Peter 1:4. When based on God’s Word, our expectations will never fail to be met. 

Psalm 19:7 “The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy.” 

-So don’t always believe what people tell you. 

Expectation means you trust what the Lord tells you and rely upon Him and His Word. People will overlook you and tell you you're not the one for the job. They keep saying why you can't do it, but hear the Word of the Lord:

Psalm 121:1 "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help."

John 10:4 "And when He putteth forth His own sheep, He goeth before them, and the sheep follow Him: for they know His voice."

John 10:27, 28 "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."

-Expectation means you don’t focus on what you can’t do. 

Many around you will explain all the reasons why you can't do the job. They will complained about your lack of experience, lack of knowledge, ack of strength, and even your active nature against you by falsely accusing your motives. But, know the Lord is withyou and has shown you what you're supposed to do. Focus on what you can do in Jesus and all you can do in His strength. 

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

Verse 19 "But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

If you continue to focus on the things you cannot do, you will never get anything done. Focusing on what you cannot do is a clear indication that you are operating out of your own strength. We serve a God that can. Therefore, we can live with great expectations when God is in it!