WHY EXPECTATIONS FAIL
Memorise: The LORD is good, a
strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. Nahum
1:7
Some expectations don’t come to pass and there are reasons
for that. It is
Painful
experience to see your expectation fail. When expectation is
Based on assumption, it will
fail (Deuteronomy 1:42-44). Great expectations are founded on God’s promise. By
simply assuming that you will succeed in certain businesses just like others,
you are setting yourself up for failure. Some Christians invest their money in
projects without God’s approval, only to have their expectation for dividends
fail. Bas your expectation in marriage on physical qualities like beauty, good
stature and good physique will surely lead to failure (1 Samuel 16:6-7).
Elements of physical beauty can be misleading (proverbs 31:30). Some single
ladies today are learning the lesson of humility in a hard way. They trusted in
their beauty and expected that it will earn them prompt marriage, a good
husband and a happy home. Many of such ladies are crying in their closet today
because they have realised that any expectation not centred on God will fail.
“And the LORD said unto me,
Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be
smitten before t among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. So I spake
unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against he commandment of the
LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill. And the Amorites, which dwelt
in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and
destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.”
Deuteronomy 1:42-44
In the above passage, the Lord did not approve of the
children of Israel
Going to this battle. But to them, approval from above
or not, they assumed they would be victorious. They got their soldiers ready
and their expectation of victory was intact. Unknown to them, no expectation
will ever come to pass if God is not factored into it. They fell on their faces
when they should have lifted up their voices in songs of victory. Expectations
fail when they are based on lies (Jeremiah 29:8). Expectations fail when they
are based on connections and the power of associates. No association can
replace God without consequences for those who put their trust in such
associations (Jeremiah 17:5), nowadays, Christians express disappointment in
fellow Christians because truth has been compromised. If you don’t think twice
before you jump at what those so-called Christian associates have to offer you,
your expectation will fail to your surprise.
PRAYER POINT
Pray that God would enlighten
the eyes of your understanding to discern those expectations of yours that do
no align with His purpose of your life.
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