It is part of a human mind to desire and make plans to fulfil that desire. We build for ourselves a dream. But not every dream becomes a reality as we all know.
I am sure A pregnant Mary never expected to birth Jesus in a Manger. At the same time, we would not expect a king, and that too a heavenly king to be born in a stable.
Just as the disciples expected Christ to be a king on earth and build His kingdom where they all would be His "team". I am sure disappointment ran deep in their minds.
The problem is sometimes we create our own heartbreaks through expectations. just as the disciples did.
Disappointments dot our lives — failed business ventures, broken relationships, lost loved ones, rejected job applications, unanswered prayers. When things do not go as we expect, we usually face dejection or worse, depression.
But this is and can be also an opportunity.
Firstly, we can choose to learn how to manage an expectation. It's simple. Pray it as a request to God and leave the rest to Him. If it is for our good, it will happen. When we do this, it shifts the burden of the responsibility of achievement, to blessings according to Gods will for us.
Second, we can choose to learn to trust the eternal King who was born in a stable. God is always with us. Remember, a lowly stable sheltered a king. Nothing is beyond God, including our dreams and provisions. Trusting God does not only mean He will deliver on our "dream" request. It also means that when we don't receive, which also means that our "trust" relationship does not end but deepens because we trust Him to provide a solution best for us.
"You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God" . James 4:2
it is that simple!
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