Italy or Bangladesh? Navigating Unmet Expectations in Your Life

FriDudes - Getting Real. Pursuing Truth.

• Yes! You are in! Once upon a time, we did an episode called 'Expectation - Reality = Disillusionment'. Odds you are disillusioned somewhere in life right now. Or you know someone that is, so this 'Play of the Day' is for you. Whether you are married or not, this applies. You went into something thinking one thing. And now it is quite another. Here you go...
• Wow! He's baaaaaaack! Pastor Warren works his way. We only share mic drops on this podcast and this is definitely one of them. You can hear the rest of that one and the entire series for that matter at DailyHope.com. As for that Play of the Day, check out 'Learning to Trust God, Part 1', published on the 12th of July 2024.
• Wisdom is perspective.
• This message doesn't have to apply if you are married. Maybe it is a broken relationship. Maybe it is your job. Maybe it is a trip. Maybe it is your church. Your pastor. This podcast, haha!
• This is a test.
• Live on this broken planet long enough and you will be disappointed. How do you handle it? Are you content in all circumstances? When I have my A game I am. Problem is that I don't always have my A game.
• Phil 4: 11-13
• Philippians 4:11-13
  New International Version
  11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
• Easier said than done, I must confess. You think you have this locked down...oh perfect one! Have you been fully tested? Raped? Lost a child? Then you haven't been fully tested. You are not done until you are done with this broken planet.
• Best check yourself before you wreck yourself. You are not perfect. Rom 3:23. That's why you do need Jesus Christ, Rom 8:1. And since we know that nobody is perfect then why on earth are you expecting perfection during events and human relationships?
• Nobody in their right mind wants to be betrayed. And nobody likes being let down. Yet it happens. To all of us to a degree. So wouldn't we be wise to keep expectations in check. Lord, I want Italy yet if you want me in Bangladesh. So be it. Lord, show me Rom 8:28 out of this unmet expecation. That's ultimate Faith. It's easy to declare Fatih if everything is perfect. Show me someone that has endured hardship and still shines Faith and I say there is Power. There is Light. Matt 5:16.
• Ending on a prayer note,