You're expecting that God will provide a positive outcome.
Meaning expectations are OK as long as they're in line with expecting God to do the right thing for us, answer prayers, etc.
I'm not finding fault with any of that; merely pointing out that you replaced one set of expectations with another that's more in line with your spiritual makeup. OK by me! First Amendment rules.
At 19 when I was in the military I came up with "Presuppose nothing, and you will not be disappointed." Sort of close to the same idea, without invoking God or assuming I know how he functions.
knowing prayers will be answered isn't an expectation! that's just how things work. for every one that asketh receiveth!
when you learn that, it might be tempting to ask for very specific things. but most often, your specific desires represent deeper unconscious desires, and those true desires are the prayers that will be answered.
when you get lost in your own specifics, you actually restrict the ways in which your prayers can be answered.
so yeah, dropping expectations doesn't mean losing faith. quite the opposite.
You're expecting that God will provide a positive outcome.
Meaning expectations are OK as long as they're in line with expecting God to do the right thing for us, answer prayers, etc.
I'm not finding fault with any of that; merely pointing out that you replaced one set of expectations with another that's more in line with your spiritual makeup. OK by me! First Amendment rules.
At 19 when I was in the military I came up with "Presuppose nothing, and you will not be disappointed." Sort of close to the same idea, without invoking God or assuming I know how he functions.
knowing prayers will be answered isn't an expectation! that's just how things work. for every one that asketh receiveth!
when you learn that, it might be tempting to ask for very specific things. but most often, your specific desires represent deeper unconscious desires, and those true desires are the prayers that will be answered.
when you get lost in your own specifics, you actually restrict the ways in which your prayers can be answered.
so yeah, dropping expectations doesn't mean losing faith. quite the opposite.
not assuming, either... try it and see.
i know you didnt ask, but there it is