Low Expectations

"Always have low expectations."

That is what Lydia just said, but she informed me that she wasn't finished. She added, "for movies." She's referring to the many times we've found a movie or heard of one that was supposed to be really good, but when we watched it, we were quite disappointed.

However, the idea of low expectations got me to thinking. It sounds kind of dismal to always have low expectations, but it's kind of what we should have. Of humans, anyway.

You see, God is full of good gifts. He has lavished so much on us, and He will never give up on us, He will never disappoint. People are the ones who disappoint. We shouldn't be shocked when someone desserts us, lies to us, hurts us. It's expected of humans to be less than God.

We should have low expectations of humans and high expectations of God.

Now, this doesn't mean we should be pessimists and think that nothing good comes out of people. It is good to be reminded that people are still people. We are not animals that just walk around and eat food to stay alive. No, we are made in God's image, which means there is an ability to do good--because of God's good grace. However, people will disappoint, they will leave us, they will forget about us.


But God is an everlasting Father who will care and provide for and love us more than we could ever deserve.

"For here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come."
~Hebrews 13:14