“And now, Lord, what do I wait for and expect? My hope and expectation are on you.” (Psalm 39:7)
What is the VOID you are trying to fill today? Mine was an unmet expectation of a friend. So much of our lives are built on what we believe to be TRUE of ourselves, and others. We are constantly in an inner dialogue that tells us to gauge our reactions off of how other people act.
Truth be told: what if others limitations never spoke to our self-worth. Instead, what if, the burden of expectation that we placed on others was replaced with our expectations of Jesus. Expect and wait on God to fill the empty voids that others have created. This leads us to a narrative that is always overflowing with HIM. We need to remind ourselves time and time again that our needs can not be met by the people in our lives, but only by HIM. Let’s release those people of the burdensome expectations and be filled with the HOPE that can only come from him.
![Has a post on social media ever made you immediately frustrated? Maybe you even started to think ill of the author of the post. You feel your chest tighten and wonder, how could they have said that? You are so mad you want to click the unfollow button.
[save for reference for when you’re offended]
An offense can happen when someone sins against us, or even if someone just rubs us the wrong way! Often, it comes out of a “right versus wrong” mentality. We get offended and harbor bitterness. Wounds and resentment create rifts and divisions and we find ourselves clutching our anger tightly in our fists to prove we are right.
It’s okay to feel upset when you are offended or sad, but we can’t let bitterness take root. Instead, we must be quick to forgive. As believers, holding a grudge inhibits our ability to reconcile. And when we avoid reconciliation, we miss out on what God wants to do in and through us.
Typically for me, offense stems from pride or self-righteousness. I have received some pretty offensive comments over time, and my feelings do get hurt. But as Christians, we need to be able to “overlook an offense” just like it says in Proverbs.
This passage says it is “one’s glory to overlook an offense.” #chasingsacred (read the rest of the article on @hosannarevival)](https://www.chasingsacred.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
Oh this is a good one Mikella!
Ahh I’m so glad you were able to relate!!!:)
This is so good and spoke to something I am dealing with right now. Thank The Lord that He meets us where we are and will fill that void, but we have to reach for Him. Thanks for sharing and being sensitive to His leading.
So so so true! Thanks so much for reading, Anita!!!