This is not helpful advice about having a baby unfortunately. It is about an age old thing we all have: expectations. The general kind, not the baby kind.
In light of the holidays I will post on something about God's peace and sovereignty in our lives. Because of God's incarnation on this earth, we are free and need not control or expect things. We need not allow fear into our lives.
I posted this on FB the other day. I've been thinking a lot about expectations.
"If you expect things to go a specific exact way, you'll be super unhappy all your days. Expect the unexpected and appreciate things and people for what they are. Let God be in control."--lots of wise people probably
This is not the way God sees us. Rather this is the way we think God sees us a lot of the time.
You see, many of some of my most valuable relationships were painful for me because of my ideas of how people should behave and treat me. My own construction of who they "should be" has messed things up big time.
I hate seeing this happen to people, and mostly I hate that it is happening to me.
The fact that God is in control is Huge! It is so refreshing. It means that you don't have to be stuck anymore. But you are.
It is because of our fear that we want to control others and the situations around us. If we just stepped back and let things unfold we'd be a lot happier. If we just let people be who they are and stop trying to dictate their actions for our own benefit we'd be better off.
It's best to realize that we have everything we need. "The Lord is my Shepherd, I lack nothing."
Because of Jesus, you are NOT what you do. You are not what you are guilty of. You are not those thoughts. You are not those actions.
You are something worthwhile. You belong to the King.
This is more accurate. God delights in his people.
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