Greater Expectations

Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.

Psalm 111:2–3

Not everything goes the way we pray or believe sometimes. At times our expectations end in disappointment instead of victory:

• When a friend relapses after you’ve stood with her through rehab again

• When you play the political game at the office and still don’t get the promotion

• When someone dies of cancer after a fierce fight of faith

It’s in those moments—when faith-shakers rock our world—that we have to trust.

When disappointment eats away at us, we have to persevere and believe God anyway. We have to allow that experience to build our trust instead. We have to believe God is up to something bigger, working all things together for our good (Romans 8:28).

So the next time you face an unmet expectation, let it spark in you even greater expectations of what God is up to. Your loving God is “able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20).

Thank You, Lord, for the comfort You offer me—and for the greater expectations You provide when my expectations go unmet.