EXPECTATION

Expectation is a powerful word.  For a very long time in my life, nobody expected anything of excellence (another "e" word) to come from me.  I was given low standards and became very bored with life.  Without expectation, there was no direction to grow.  When I did reach beyond even the most basic expectations, I was never praised for a job well done.  My life became mediocre and I never sought to cultivate meaningful change.  Expectation dwindled away and almost became extinct.

Today is very different.  My life expectations are now global in nature.  I no longer am trapped in minuscule thinking or defined by anyone other than a Sovereign Lord who repeatedly reminds me that all things are possible.  I think beyond my own body and household.  I think beyond my zip code and state.  I think beyond my nation and expect that the world will be changed because I am here.  Yes, you read that right.  I expect to influence the world with my life.