Hopeless disappointment is the reward for misplaced expectation.

Live it
Flip Wilson, a comedian now deceased, played a character on television who he named, Geraldine. With hands on her(his) hips and head cocked to one side, she(he) would exclaim, "What you see is what you get!" Millions have since repeated this phrase through the phonetic use of the acronym, "WYSIWYG." Well Flip, you might be right in every sense except politics. Their title might be Lord, King, Prime Minister or Mr. President, but everyone under their authority are subject to their leadership, be it good or bad. Most civilized countries have elections and democratically appoint new leaders to office every few years, but few rule in the manner they promised or the way people expected.

Everyone has expectation, but few of us place it where it won't lead to heartache. Let's face the fact that people change and seldom for the better. Only God can be trusted to remain constant and only He is worthy of our trust. The question we must face then, is exactly how much trust are we wasting on someone or something guaranteed to change and how much on Him who will never change and guarantees to honor His word forever?

Pray it
Thank You God for the Word that is eternally true and changeless. You have never and will never disappoint me, but will treat me far better than I deserve.

Resources
Having a godly friend requires being one. (2000)
We talk alot about accountability, but seldom do it because we don't want to be accountable. (2001)
When we study, memorize and meditate on Scripture, God will reveal incredible things to us. (2002)
We should cease doing things we won't be doing in heaven (2003)
Acknowledging truth may begin with acceptance of what the meaning of "IS" is (2004)
If it's answers we seek, we should look in places where God is working. (2005)
Devotional (2006)
Every conversation should be an interruption in prayer. (2007)
Knowing how to pray is simple, so why do we make it so hard? (2008)

1. One-minute Devotionals began on January 2, 2006 and are the original creation of James R. Green, Prayertower Webservant Content is derived from his alternating and sequential survey of both the Old and New Testament to offer insight on Scripture.
2. Resources are derived from daily devotions of James R. Green called, Just Thinkin'... (2000-2003), Read the Bible Thru in 365 Days (2004), Pray Thru the Word in 365 Days (2005) and One Minute Devotional (2006-2008).
3. Scripture: God's Word Translation (c)1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All Rights Reserved.

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