{"id":4290,"date":"2021-08-17T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=4290"},"modified":"2021-08-02T06:24:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T11:24:37","slug":"how-gods-dependability-will-make-you-expect-less-from-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/08\/17\/how-gods-dependability-will-make-you-expect-less-from-people\/","title":{"rendered":"How God’s Dependability Will Make You Expect Less from People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading:\u00a0 <\/strong>Psalms 117-118 GW<\/a>; 2 Chronicles 35-36 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust God, not man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psalm 118:8 is the middle verse of the Bible.  Buried in the heart of God\u2019s word is this gem.  Place your expectations on God, let people off the hook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all share a common problem.\u00a0 Instead of expecting God to meet our needs, we want people to do it.\u00a0 When people disappoint us, which they always do, we get mad.\u00a0 But the truth is, we\u2019re not to expect from people; God is where we are to look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unrealistic expectations of people set them up for failure.\u00a0 If I expected my husband to fill the void in my heart only God can fill, he\u2019s going to fail. Even the most trustworthy person on the planet will break your trust.\u00a0 Part of the human condition is imperfect relationships with others.\u00a0 No one on earth is as trustworthy as our Father in heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is dependable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just because God doesn\u2019t run the world the way you think He should, doesn\u2019t mean He\u2019s not dependable.\u00a0 God has the bird\u2019s eye view we don\u2019t possess.\u00a0 He knows the beginning, middle, and end of the story. \u00a0 No one else but God is trustworthy to do what He says He will do.\u00a0 Humans will fail, but God never does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNever make a principle out of your experience; let God be as original with other people as He is with you.\u201d <\/em>Oswald Chambers<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower your expectations of people, raise them of God.  Allow God to work in others\u2019 lives as He wishes.  Don\u2019t try and make everyone the same.  Don\u2019t place unrealistic expectations on those you love.  Allow their lives to unfold as they will, realizing, God\u2019s purpose is different for each of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letting people off the hook brings freedom to your relationships.\u00a0 Instead of living in constant disappointment, you can enjoy your loved ones for who they are.\u00a0 Place your trust in God; allow people their imperfections.\u00a0 God is your hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for Your trustworthiness and dependability.  Forgive us for placing expectations on the people in our lives they can\u2019t meet.  Help us let people off the hook as we put our hopes and dreams in Your hands.  Meet our needs today.  Help us love people well without expecting anything from them.  In You, we place our trust.  IJNIP.  Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are you placing unrealistic expectations on today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 minute read. Daily Reading:\u00a0 Psalms 117-118 GW; 2 Chronicles 35-36 GW Trust God, not man. Psalm 118:8 is the middle verse of the Bible.  Buried in the heart of God\u2019s word is this gem.  Place your expectations on God, let people off the hook. We all share a common problem.\u00a0 Instead of expecting God… Continue reading How God’s Dependability Will Make You Expect Less from People<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4290"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4293,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4290\/revisions\/4293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}