expectations

Nothing good ever happens to me.
It's just not in my future.
Why should I get my hopes up?

These are a few of the comments I've heard people say about their life.

They are expecting negative.

When we expect negative things it's a pretty safe bet that negative things will happen.

The word expectation means to anticipate or hope.

Whenever I read the bible I see that there's a pattern of how God wants us to place our expectation (anticipation or hope) in Him.

And as I read the bible I seeing a pattern: sometimes God doesn't intervene until it's looks like it's too late.

Why? God loves impossible odds and God loves getting all the credit.

Maybe our expecation should be to trust God no matter how impossible the odds are.

And remember to give Him the credit when He meets your needs!

LivGirl

Today after my Emma gets home from school I am taking her to Target and buying her a LivGirl.

This purchase is a reward for a solid week of having a positive attitude.

For awhile she's struggled with controlling her attitude. So we set a goal (1 week) of her having a great attitude and she achieved it!

Beth and I want to reward our children for good behavior (not just punish them when they misbehave).

So Emma - Daddy is proud of you!