Sometimes I just want to scream, “What do you expect from me?” There are so many things that are expected of us in this life, and there are in turn so many things that we expect out of life. I learned long ago, that expectations weigh us down. It’s like constantly hanging onto the what if’s that life can sometimes leave us with. I know what it is to be stuck in the never ending cycle of what if I had done this and what if I had said that….that does nothing but keep us trapped in the past, wishing for a future that is never coming.
I fought it for a long time and tried to hang onto what was and what I thought should have been, but there is no good in that. No peace of mind. Now, I am trying my best to fully embrace this outside the box life unexpected that God has put me smack in the middle of. I don’t always love it, and some days I get frustrated with it, but that’s when faith comes in handy. My life verse is Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” On those days when I get frustrated with this life, I just take a minute to remember that God has it all under control.
Godspeed,
Mollie <3
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Hi Mollie, I never wrote a post for the word “expect” but I hope to write this week for fmf. I like your thoughts about expectations and sometimes we do need to let some of them go so we don’t drown. Sometimes we keep holding on to things and aren’t able to move forward, but God in his mercy and grace does give wisdom and helps us to know when to move on.
Great post!