Expect more

Our great expectations can make us beacons of light

We've all heard it said, that we've come to expect too much and so set ourselves up for disappointment. Usually this is said about our modern conveniences and a society that expects instant results.

But I think the problem is rather, we don't expect enough. I think we place our expectations in the wrong field. I think we look for fulfillment in social achievements when we should look instead for personal goals. That's what I think.

Your typical person today doesn't expect much of him or herself when it comes to faith. For some reason, our faith has become very passive. We are not required to face the lions, or hid for fear of our lives, or even stand on the street corner and argue for what we believe.

Yet, faith isn't just what we believe; it is how we live out that belief, making it the door that opens up a different level of life. When our expectations are high regarding faith and all we can accomplish with it, we become boulders of strength and lights upon mountain tops.

History tells us of individuals whose living faith made them stand out through the vision they encompassed, a vision often ahead of their times. Sometimes the very people they represented misunderstood them. But that didn't deter them. Because they expected more--more of themselves and more of their fellows.

We need more visionaries today. We need more people willing to open the door into a higher level of life. We need greater expectations of what our faith can do for us.