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Annie~Joy writes: Expectation. #BeInspired!

What comes into you mind when you hear the word, expectations? Have you got expectations? Have you witnessed some of your expectations come to pass? Are expectations something you can rely on?

Before this question gets an answer for them, let us get the definition of expectations from google search. It is defined as a strong belief that something will happen OR a belief that, someone will or should achieve something.

In each definition, the word that is used is "belief"; which is defined as an acceptance that something exist or is true especially without a proof. The word I want to highlight here is "without a proof. Now, let us answer the questions. The moment expectations come in mind, you picture something you are yearning for. Definitely you have got expectations. One or two expectations of yours might have come to pass. Expectations can be relied on. but at the same time, cannot be rely on.

Many have lived by expectations without adding one ingredient to it and has faced disappointments. You cannot tell on expectations because it can keep you down when you do not achieve what you wished to achieve. Sometimes, expectations hurts when it is not achieved, therefore you should not expects too much in life. Instead, I will urge you fight for whatever you want. You cannot be dependent on something which is without proof even though, it is accepted. Life is not simple where you wish for things and they show up as you see in cartoons.

How is the feeling like when you are expecting that friend to buy you something on her way to your house but came up empty or you gave money to someone to get you something in the market on her way going there and she comes back to tell you, I forgot. Just take a flash back and notice the part where you expected something but could not achieve it. Oh! you expected to get all the A's in your exams but your expectations beat you up.

Are expectations something you can really rely on? It has made some lost the heart to love, trust and believe. Someone somewhere right now has lost confidence with his/herself because of an expectation that was not achieved. In fact, expectations can make one shattered for a long period or better still, a short period because you simply did not or did expect that. On a second thought, you can rely on expectations.

That is when you will add the one ingredient I mentioned earlier which is "FAITH". Listen, expectations are accepted without proof but with faith, it is accepted with proof, focus and confidence. Let me give a scenario here, The woman who had 12years bleeding in the Bible expected to touch JESUS and achieve her healing. She did not believe on by expectation but added faith which boosted her confidence level. You think you can expect with your human knowledge and achieve it?

Whenever you notice, someone is confident with his/herself that she will achieve what the desire is for. Ask the person about the secret behind it. It is simply by faith which is due to prayer. He has made a prayer and believed by faith that he will achieve it. Faith is guaranteed with a proof about what you have accepted. Hence, live by expectations but do not forget to add faith to it. Because expectations is just a feeling, a belief that something should happen and you might not even be so sure if it will happen.

Elijah made a prayer that it should not rain for some days. Notice, He made a prayer and after the prayer, He expected rain. He lived to witness his expectations happening. Now, you see the proof.

You cannot expect without faith because your expectations would be aimless with no proof.

Remember, Faith is laying hold of the unseen realm of hope or expectation and bringing it into reality. You can live by expectations only if you will add faith.

Faith is the manifestation of future expectancy into the realities of the present. Faith tells me that my expectations can be fulfilled now. Faith is guaranteed to achieving an expectation. 

Rely on your expectations with faith

Writer: Annie Joy
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