Today’s Scriptures: “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him” - Psalm 62:5

We all do have various expectations in life. Some fulfilled, some half fulfilled, and still, some are never fulfilled. Our expectations are those things we so much desire to acquire, into which we have deployed our mental, emotional and psychological attention, as well as manpower and other resources. Some of these expectations include, owning a home, a car, getting a high paid job, getting married or building a relationship, owning or getting funding for a business, etc. Should we really be disappointed if our expectations are not met? I think, not at all. The reason being that, getting worried or disappointed does not solve any problem, rather, it complicates it, and makes us to lose focus from the main object. Three major reasons are responsible for us not being able to fulfill our expectations; ONE, our expectations are built on wrong assumptions or projections. Always base your expectations on expert opinion. TWO, placing hope of actualizing our expectations SOLELY on human elements; give God a central position in your decision making.

THREE, acting without proper guidance from God. You have to manage your expectations, and think deeply before placing trust on anybody, or on anything at all. Placing total trust in human elements alone, does not help all the time; But placing trust in God takes us several miles into the realm of fulfillment. For a successful management of our expectations, first, we have to bring our desires to a reasonable proportion, while still looking on to God, and not solely on man for fulfillment. When we are unable to put our trust in God concerning our dreams, we easily fall prey to manipulations by gullible persons, and if not cautious, could be derailed completely, and made to subscribe to those things not in our best interest as children of God. The word of God is telling us today to invite God into all our ventures, and let Him rule over our choices and implementations. Every of our expectations which come from God usually fall in line with His promises, and He usually do not disappoint in seeing us through them.

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I submit to your divine direction today, and I declare all my expectations are sanctified by thy spirit. Lord, I declare, your grace makes me strong in every area of my life, requiring your special touch. Thank you father, AMEN.