Low expectations of God reveal a blind pessimism about the power of God’s work. We sometimes raise our expectations to insist upon—even demand—complete divine healing or the perfect mate or job or church or children. And other times, we lower our expectations closer to those of atheists than of believers. 

Dans un autre article, je vous proposais de réfléchir sur six fausses attentes qui sont parfois les nôtres et qui ne nous rendent pas heureux parce qu'elles ne sont pas conformes à la Parole. Alors en vue de notre bonheur, quelles attentes conformes à la Vérité devrions-nous avoir? Voici maintenant sept vérités qui valent la peine d'être méditées.

Positive people experience adversity, just as negative people do. Their expectations don’t control circumstances, but they do give perspective.

Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church, on the topic of happiness. In this clip, Randy talks about our expectations for health and wealth and how that relates to happiness. For more information, check out Randy's Happiness book. 

I’ve blogged about six false expectations we can have that will diminish our happiness. So what truths should raise our expectations of happiness? Here are seven worth focusing on.

We ought to expect with the highest confidence only what God has clearly, fundamentally, and absolutely promised. And if our gratitude is lessened with such an understanding, the problem is our expectations, not God’s promises. If we expect God to make our lives easy, our expectations are unbiblical.

While we’re all for excellence, and all of us should strive for it in some areas, it is impossible for any of us to be excellent in everything.

In this nine minute clip, Randy Alcorn addresses those who have given up on or want to give up the church.

Randy Alcorn addresses the need for an expectation of suffering in the life of a believer who is to grow in Christ-likeness.