Letting Go of
EXPECTATIONS
What does it mean to let go of expectations?
What are expectations really?
Are they a set rule of behavior?
Are they full of promise - or mostly of disappointment?
Expectations from others are almost always
setting you up for disappointment.
Why?
Because,
Expectations have no rules
Expectations have no boundaries
Expectations keep you in bondage
Mainly;
Expectations will be different for everyone
Expectations
can ruin relationships
can ruin blessings
can ruin trust
can ruin your heart.
Letting go of expectations
Can Heal a relationship
Can bring freedom to your life
Can allow blessings to be poured out
Can heal a heart they didn't really break
Can restore trust in others
Can allow you to be FREE!
I have filled my cup at Jesus' feet
I have been blessed by many situations
that could have been much worse
God has softened hearts
God has softened even my own heart.
I have also learned much through the years
by ignoring God and others.
Taking care to listen to the silent whisper
To listen when you know
that the 'whisper' is talking directly to you!
You cannot look backwards to where you've been
while you are still trying to go forward.
Lot's wife tried to do this -
Looking back when leaving Sodom
She was turned into a pillar of Salt.
Why Salt?
my thoughts on this are;
WE are the salt
We cannot lose our flavoring.
Mark 9:50 says:
Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness,
how will you make it salty again?
Have salt in yourselves,
and be at peace with one another.”
Have Salt in yourselves,
And be at peace with one another.
Letting go of expectations is one way to do this.
Don't expect others to do as you would do.
Others are not YOU
They will not have the heart you do
Others will not act exactly as you would
Don't expect to receive if you are not giving
of yourself
of your talents
of your wisdom
of God's calling.
For now
I am going to be letting go
of my own expectations
I will seek God's favor
I will seek God's guidance
I will not look back.
The past called -
it had nothing new to say
So, I hung up!
Our past experiences mold us going forward.
However,
We can't stay in the same place forever.
Just like a rear view mirror
you cannot focus too long on what is behind
or you will miss
what is right in front of you
What you are meant to see
right now.
Freedom comes when you
release the bonds of expectations
release the ties of the past that holds you back
The future is in front of you
Reach out for it
Share your gifts with others
Share your love with those who need it
Be available
Anything is possible
when you first believe.
Seek God and his guidance
He will lead you exactly where you need to be
He will show you the path where you
LET GO
Let go of expectations of yourself
Let go of expectations of others
FOLLOW
Let God guide your steps
Let God guide your thoughts
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding:
In all your ways, submit to Him,
And he will make your Paths Straight."
In closing,
I leave you with a
Promise verse from
Psalm 32:8
"I will instruct you
and teach you
in the way you should go;
I will guide you with my eye."
Be blessed!!
DarleneBl©2026
