I have been disappointed by multiple people lately. Why does this surprise me? It really shouldn't. The only expectation of man that I should have is to be let down. If from time to time I am not let down, then great, but really, man is full of sin, we have a sin nature we cannot escape, so why should I expect man to preform perfectly? I am not at all saying the fact that we are sinners gives us the freedom to go on sinning without even trying to change (Romans 6:1&2) but we need to realize that the only One who will not let us down, who will never leave us nor forsake us is Christ (Hebrew 13:5), and in Him and Him alone we can put our whole selves without fear of being let down. This really is not new information for me, but maybe I really never thought upon it that much before. I knew it, so I left it at that without going deeper. But really, what a wonderful truth to rest upon, something great to be reminded of. I can complain all I want about people not being there for me but that was never a promise God gave us in the Bible. I think with being conscious of others not being perfect it will help with my attitude when others don't act as I expect them to. And really, I mess up all the time and yet God still loves me. What have I done to earn His love, forgiveness and grace? Absolutely nothing. So why do I expect others to earn my love, forgiveness and grace? That is not right one bit and I thank my Father in Heaven for making this truth visible for me to see.
