Hope vs Expectation

We stand at the entrance to 2010 hoping for all the good things that we want to happen to us. We make commitments, like diets, hoping for the quick miracle of weight loss. My commitment today is to hear the voice of God better and to find those plans that he has told me about in the past. All of us who believe in a God who personally loves us, hunger for more experiences of that love. Our problems and disappointments get too big when we put expectations of how God is supposed to give us those experiences. When those things don't materialize in the way that we think they should, we revert to feelings of helplessness and often hopelessness. My friends last night prayed for me that I would see, feel and experience the extravagant love of God soon this year. I believe those words were the voice of God for me. I must wait without the expectations. I also want to believe that the waiting will be short. 2010 will be for you and me a year when faith and experience meet. Remember Hebrews 11: The Message Bible: The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under EVERYTHING that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, (Billy Crain), set them above the crowd. God is good and I am passionately loved by Him. Say this for yourself. " I,________ am passionately loved by a good and faithful God. Soon and very soon we are going to see our KING.