I lay my requests before you
and wait in expectation.
—Psalm 5:3
More often than not, we see what we expect to see, hear what we expect to hear, feel what we expect to feel.
- If you expect to be mistreated, you probably will be—or think you are.
- If you expect people to be hostile, that’s what you will feel.
- If you expect them to be friendly, that’s what you will sense.
- If you expect the church to be cold and uncaring, that’s what you will perceive it to be.
- If you expect it to be uplifting and nurturing, that’s what you will experience.
Here’s the winning edge: when you expect God to get involved, you tend to put a fine finish on every happening—you expect a positive outcome because even when present circumstances are lousy, you know God is good at orchestrating happy endings.
Have high expectations. God is good.