Weapons Formed Against Us
There is a funny meme I’ve seen that says, “These weapons formed against me prosperin’ a little bit.” It warrants a chuckle and unfortunately, also some agreement. Life just seems to keep whittling away at our resolve and strength to the point that we feel overwhelmed and incapable of keeping up with the heaviness.
God and Our Expectations
In this post, I’d like to look at how we also struggle with expectations pertaining to God. We “Trust” and “Surrender” but in the back of our minds, we have expectations as to when and how God should work.
Expectations in Recovery
Accountability.
No Comparing.
Stay in your lane.
There you go, end of blog.
Just kidding! There is definitely more to say about each of those. What I want to echo from Jacob’s last blog is we can’t help but have expectations. However, they need to be realistic and well-managed. Otherwise, we tend to hurt ourselves.
The Trouble with Expectations - Part One
Expectations are real and we can’t help but have them. Expectations aren’t bad or anything of which to be ashamed. However, we do need tools to effectively manage and keep them in check or they can take us down a path of constant disappointment.