EXPECTATIONS
"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from Him." (Psalm 62:5) We all have expectations. We expect to be reasonably healthy in our lifetimes and to grow old before we die. We expect to be financially stable and be able to care for ourselves and for our loved ones. We expect to be valued and respected as individuals and to be treated justly by those who are over us. Those are just a few of the big things that we expect, but it goes much further than that. We expect that our favorite sports team will always win. We expect that every light will turn green for us when we are in a rush, and that we won't get behind any slow or elderly drivers. We expect that our private time be respected and not interrupted by unplanned phone calls, visits, or requests for assistance or time. Needless to say, our expectations are all too often dashed. We are told to "hope for the best," but by doing this very thing aren't we settin