In my previous post, Celebrate Each Breakthrough, we talk about being intentional to celebrate each breakthrough – whether great or small – because in doing so we cultivate a space for more breakthrough to happen. As we focus with gratitude Continue reading Incremental Breakthroughs and Managing Our Expectations
Too often we pray and tell God very specifically what we want, or what we’d like to see happen. Then we get mad or hurt or feel betrayed if He doesn’t do exactly what we’ve said. We need to bear Continue reading God is God (and we are not)
Often in our desire to please God, we hold ourselves to a standard of perfection that only Jesus could achieve. Then we waste time and energy being frustrated with ourselves for not being perfect. But the fact is God isn’t Continue reading Expect Imperfection
In my post “Taking thoughts captive (Ungodly Beliefs),” I talk about the pygmalion effect (self-fulfilling prophecy) and how we can avoid it when we are mindful to “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). Continue reading Expectation of Good (Hebrews 11:6)
Something God has been increasingly highlighting to me is how powerful expectations are. They can be a powerful force for good or a huge catalyst for disappointment (I share an example of this in my post “Learning and Loving Our Continue reading The Impact of Expectations (How-to Manage Your Expectations)
The first years of our marriage were rocky, but God moved in a powerful way – I share the story in my post “Renewed Marriage.” I’d love to tell you that at the end of that story we rode off Continue reading Learning and Loving Our Spouse (Resetting Expectations)
