Our expectations in a situation cannot guarantee the outcome. I have found my expectations for worldly things are rarely better than what I expect. This was true when a friend set me up on a blind date.
On the other hand, my expectations with Godly things turn out much better. This is certainly true for the lame man laid at the gate Beautiful as recorded in the book of Acts 3:1-8. He was asking alms and yet when Peter ministered to him, he leaped up and stood, and walked. He certainly got much more than he expected!
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Our Heavenly Father wants the best for our lives. Why else would He sacrifice His son for our redemption. When it comes to being a son of God and fellowshipping with our Abba Father we can have high hopes and expectations.
Psa 62:5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Why would we wait for anyone else? It pays to have patience with our Heavenly Father. We can have the highest of hopes, the largest of ambitions, and believe for the best, because our Father is faithful who promises.
Heb 10:22 & 23: Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
We all have certain goals or aspirations that would be fulfilling in our life. When we go to the Heavenly Father those goals and desires can become realities if we wait on Him.
What kind of expectations should a son of God have? How about, ones that are “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,” (Ephesians 3:20).
Agape,
Bob