Have you ever been angry with someone? Upset with how they are acting or what they have done? Has any one ever let you down, and you got upset with them, or angry at them? Is this causing an issue in your relationship? Has it completely changed your relationship forever?
I will admit I am not good at controlling my temper. I have a problem getting upset very easily and flying off the handle. I am working on it. And a few months ago a great friend of mine told me about unrealized expectations. He had a relationship with someone, and he was angry with this person. This relationship never got a chance because the other person died before the expectations could ever be realized. But that is what led this person to come to an understanding that our anger is based on unrealized expectations. The person had expectations of the loved one who passed, and the loved one never quite measured up. They always let the person down. How many people let you down and you get upset with them, you get angry because they do not act or do the things you expect them to do. Your expectations are unrealized, so you set up a barrier that could effect your life forever. Are you letting unrealized expectations cause problems in your life, and your relationships.
I wonder how the world would be different, how our families would be different if we loved like God loves us. Think about all of the things that you have done that God wishes you never had. God is constantly dealing with unrealized expectation, however instead of anger, He gives us love. He gives us the same love He always has, because regardless of who we are or what we do, He loves us, and calls us to love each other as He has loved us.
So when the kids draw on the van, or your spouse leaves their socks on the floor, or your parent is just completely off their rocker with expectations, love them, as God loves you and them. Do not let your life be in the dumps because people are not perfect like you want them to. Just think if everyone was perfect like you, how boring would the world be!
Love as God loves you, welcome as you were welcomed.
aSacredRebel 