Unrealistic expectations can quickly steal our peace and joy. We usually desire a perfect day, with perfect people, being perfectly happy in our perfect little world, but we all know that isn’t reality. In reality, only God is perfect and the rest of us are under construction.
The devil knows what steals our peace, and he sets us up to get upset when our unrealistic expectations fall apart.
After years of letting the devil steal my peace, I finally got it: Life is not perfect, and things are going to happen that we did not plan for and would rather not go through. My new attitude has become, Oh well, that’s life! I have discovered that if I don’t let those things impress me, then they can’t depress me.
Everyone has to deal with inconveniences, but we can deal with them and avoid a bad attitude. Remember today that only God is perfect and learn to trust in Him. He can always lead you past disappointing circumstances, strengthening you and helping you hold on to your peace.
It is wonderful to have the confidence that no matter what we need to do in life, God will strengthen us and enable us to do it. We all have weaknesses, but God’s strength is also available to all of us. I ask for God’s strength every day first thing in the morning, and sometimes more than one time a day.
It may be early in the morning and I don’t know yet what all will occur in my life that day, but I do know that I need God’s strength in order to handle it. When we merely “try” to be strong, we will always ultimately fail, but if we trust God to be strong through us, we will never run out of strength. I don’t know what you might be facing today, but I do know that God loves you and is waiting to help you. He wants to give you strength and bless you with peace!
Take a few minutes several times a day and wait on God for strength, ability, and wisdom. They who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength (see Isaiah 40:31). And you can do all things through Christ who is your strength (see Philippians 4:13).
Prayer: Father, I am excited to know that I can always depend on You to give me the strength I need. Help me always remember that apart from You, I can do nothing! Amen.