What God Expects
Did you do what God told you to do? Did you do it to glorify Jesus Christ? Did you do it according to the guidance offered by His Spirit? That’s all that matters. For His Name’s Sake C. L. J. Dryden Shalom
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Were You Looking For This?
Is that what I was looking for? There are episodes in scripture that make me chuckle, even though they are not primarily written for comedic purposes. Case in point this bit, And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask […]
Read More Were You Looking For This?He Expects Faith
They woke Him up from His sleep to pester Him about the small matter of possibly getting drowned by the storms. When He sorted the situation out, He looked at them and said out loud if these fellas were still lacking in faith. It’s a remarkable statement to make. Remarkable because I’m not sure how […]
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It was my mentor who got me to start thinking properly about expectations. Previously things happened to me and I just went with the flow. I was the recipient and did not really impose anything. I went to university to a large degree because it was expected of me. I had done the A-levels to […]
Read More Greater ExpectationsWhat Do You Expect?
Some people have reached the conclusion that it’s better to live without expectations. Life is too unpredictable and events cannot be so predetermined. Better to literally leave it one day at a time and get through that day the best way you can and let the chips fall where they will. It’s a reasonable approach […]
Read More What Do You Expect?Not Disappointed Because of No Expectations?
The end of the year is nigh and some people will be looking forward to holiday celebrations and the things associated with the start of a new year. It’s a good time to reflect on what’s happened over the last twelve months and to see what went well and what didn’t go so well. It’s […]
Read More Not Disappointed Because of No Expectations?Planning and Expecting
Plan for the best, expect the worst. That is a piece of advice that I’ve heard for years. By years, I can remember it from before my teens and I’m sure it influenced elements of my approach to things. There was a gnawing sense that bad things could happen and so as to avoid disappointment […]
Read More Planning and ExpectingHope for the Journey
Maybe things will be better next time. It’s a thought I hear from people in various situations in life. The girl thinks that maybe the next relationship will turn out better. The man thinks that maybe the next job will turn out better. The child thinks that maybe the next birthday will turn out better. […]
Read More Hope for the JourneyWhat Did You Expect?
It makes some scratch their heads in bewilderment. It was clear, as long as he didn’t tell anyone where his strength came from, he’d be fine. He got into a relationship and his girl wanted to know and after he teased her for a while and she wore him down with nagging, he gave up […]
Read More What Did You Expect?Expecting
I am very familiar with the school of thought that says that it’s best to prepare for the worst to avoid disappointment so that anything else is a bonus. It’s a thought that has influenced my approach to things in the past. It did certainly work in terms of preparing me for the worst if […]
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