How much of our stress, disappointments, frustrations, anger, and
irritation comes from this one little thing? Expectations. Almost all of our
negative reactions and decisions come from our expectations of others.
We build these expectations in our heads of what other people should do,
what our lives should be like, how our kids should behave… and when they are
not met, we suffer internally.
When reality doesn’t meet our fantasy, we wish things were different. Being
thankful suddenly becomes a hard thing to do.
This is my suggestion: Don’t expect on people, and focus on being grateful
of God’s promises.
Picture all your expectations you have for yourself, your life, your
spouse, your kids, your coworkers, your job, the world, and submit them all to
God. Take them from inside you and give it all to Him who loves you more than
you’ll ever know.
Now live your life without these expectations, just trusting God that He is
always, ALWAYS in control.
What’s a life without expectations and a full trust in God like? It means
you accept reality as it is, and people as they are, without expectations,
without trying to force people into the boxes you have created for them, loving
them as God loves them – as they are.
Appreciating the present – the NOW – the what’s going on around you, and
being thankful that you’re still breathing, that you’re in love, and someone is
in love with you madly.
It’s a life where you don’t need to be disappointed or frustrated or angry
--- or whenever you are, you accept it, and then let it go.
That’s not to say that you never act – but you become PROACTIVE. You act in
a way that’s in accordance to your values, influencing the world, but never
having an expectation that they will follow you or how they will react to your
actions.
Pay attention to your thoughts. Don’t beat yourself up by having such high
expectations of others. Just see them and give them to our Father in heaven who
knows what is really best for us.
If you do this, you will notice how God transforms you into the person He
wants you to be – compassionate, considerate, appreciative, encouraging,
selfless, and loving – pretty much like Himself.
I am not saying that I’m in this level now. I’m still in the process, and
willing to let God lead me and be in the driver seat of my life.
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