Expectancy vs. Expectations
I recently asked God how He wanted me to position my heart about my future marriage. His answer was to be expectant but not to have expectations. I argued with Him because the truth is it is easier to have an attitude of “oh someday I will be married and my dreams will come true.” But having a heart of expectancy makes me feel like it is immanent…like there is a date in time that has been scheduled for my Divine union with my spouse and it could be just around the corner. The truth is, God does have that date set…I just don’t know what it is yet. It is the uncertainty of the details that makes me uncomfortable. This requires me to exercise my faith, hope, and trust muscles. The difference between expectancy and expectations Let’s take a look at the difference between having expectancy and having expectations. This is how I like to define it. Expectancy attracts what I believe God for through faith with a heart of surrender to the Lord to bring it about however He wants to.