When it comes to hope, I seem to put myself in a self-protective state. I don’t want to be let down again, so I hope for things that are either guarantees or things that simply don’t matter in the long run. Things that if they don’t happen, then I won’t be disappointed. But really, is that even hope?
Read MoreEvery day I have expectations. I expect things to go a certain way. I expect that if I do the right thing, then good things will follow. I expect if I treat people in a respectful way, then they will respect me. I expect that if I anticipate others needs, they will do the same for me. If I accidentally mess up, I expect they will understand it was just a mistake. Even if I don’t say it out loud. In everything I do, I expect a particular outcome.
Read MoreAbout three weeks ago, following a period of feeling close to burnt out, God met me with a vision. Now, this doesn’t happen very often to me, and it wasn’t one of those Hollywood style, blow the doors off the glowing light kind of visions. It was very simply, a picture that came in to my mind during a time of prayer.
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