What Do You Expect?

One of my favorite songs from Christine Dente's new album is "I Expect Great Things." It's of God that the great things are expected.

Expectations are very powerful things. I've noticed that people usually get what they expect - whether it's great things of God or mistreatment at the hands of others, "bad breaks", etc.

If you're a Christian, you can be assured of two things:
1. That Love wins in the end. God is now and will be victorious in this epic romance.
2. No matter what happens, God will be victorious in your life. In other words, " In all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose"(Rom 8:28). Period.

You can safely expect great things of God.

So what can you expect from the people in your life? I think it's safe to say that you can expect them to be human - just like you. Sometimes they'll far exceed what you ever hoped and sometimes disappoint. Just like you do. Even (maybe especially) in our relationships we seem to get what we're looking for. I hate to refer to two songs in one post, but it fits so well that I'm compelled. In Sara Grove's song "Loving a Person" (just the way they are) she observes, "If we go looking for offense, we're going to find it. If we go looking for real love, we're going to find it."

Mercy and grace and redemption are all around us - in our circumstances, in our relationships, everywhere - if we only have eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to embrace.

So, what do YOU expect?