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| Unrealistic Expectations |
When we pray do we expect God to do things our way, or do we pray like Jesus, not my will but yours? Unrealistic expectations include ideas like God will always heal and if we tithe he will bless us with wealth. Psalms and Proverbs look at that side of things, but Job and Ecclesiastes provide some balance. Sometimes good people will suffer. Peter was also like us. He expected a conquering Messiah in the tradition of Old Testament heroes, but was shocked when Jesus predicted his suffering, death and resurrection (Matthew 16:21-18), especially ignoring the prophecy of his resurrection. When we suffer, we should not count it as strange. Suffering can be a great victory because we are accounted worthy to suffer like Christ. Remember the promise of resurrection, the only permanent solution available to any of us.
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