Sunday, April 11, 2010

Hopes and Expectations (Feb 20, 2009)

One of these days I am going to learn not to put my hopes in people. I always get upset when I expect too much. It is hard to remember to put my hopes in God. He won't disappoint me like people do.




“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Lamentations 3:24



We put our hopes and expectations in family, spouses, and friends. We forget to put our hopes in God. Lately I have been experiencing great disappointment from my brother. Now I don't know why I am expecting so much from him because we have never really been close. When our family found out that him and his wife were expecting their first baby, I decided that this chasm between us could be bridged. I tried my best to do what I thought a sister would do for her brother. I desired nothing more than to have a close relationship with my brother and sister in law. Well evidently it was not as important to him as it was to me. My hopes of having a close relationship with my brother were dashed. And with that comes the disappointment of not being able to get closer to my sister in law and niece. Don't get me wrong it is still my desire, but there must be another way that I am supposed to reach him. All I want is to be the sister, sister in law and aunt that God wants me to be.



If we put our hopes and expectations in God, He will never let us down. He will fill those needs for us, hold us in His arms when we need that comfort and remind us that we will be blessed for those things we do that we think no one else notices. Family, spouses and friends are not always reliable. If we remember that they are only human it makes the disappointment not so heavy.



Thank you God for always being there for me when no one else is. Thank you for the comfort you provide and for reminding me that you notice everything I do even when those that I want to notice it don't.

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