Making Realistic Expectations is the Way to Go

"According to my earnest expectation and [my] hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but [that] with all boldness, as always, [so] now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether [it be] by life, or by death." (Philippians 1:20) (KJV)
 

Good Morning Oddballers,

 Today I wanted to touch on the topic of expectations, because I feel like many people make set an expectation for the people around them and for themselves that seem to be really unrealistic. This can cause a whole lot of problems for themselves as well as others. So today I wanted to show a Bible verse that mentions the kind of expectation we should have for God, which is different than the kind of expectations we should have for others.

Yes, what this verse is talking about is really genious, however, reality check is this----the people around us, aren't God. GO FIGURE. that most likely answers 80 Billion of your questions. hahaha. But seriously, the expectations we have for God SHOULD NOT be the same as the ones we have for others.

Let me put it to you this way. People sin. People will hurt you. People will make you mad. God is consistent, loyal, and will never forsake us. HE is sinless in nature. Why expect others to be the same in your life? So many people I know tend to get super angry at people for ridiculous reasons. They can't forgive another person because they lied about where they were and because of that we get bitter and angry. That is honestly wrong on so many levels. Expecting perfection from anyone is wrong, because you will be dissapointed every time. Don't set yourself up to get hurt.

Also, don't put unrealistic expectations on yourself. "Oh I want to be 110 lbs "when in reality you are 5'11" and your BMI would be 4% at that weight. Ugh. Ladies and Gents, don't strive for unrealistic expectations about your looks or anything else on that line. Even other types of qualities in yourself. It will cause massive amounts of habitual self monitoring that you really don't need. SO DON"T DO IT. set your expectations on the Lord our God. and just breathe okay???


Make realistic expectations for yourselves and others,

I wish you all the best today,

Oddball