You need to distinguish between anticipation and expectation. You may legitimately anticipate what you cannot legitimately expect.
Each follower of Christ must develop his own convictions and perspective. The convictions and perspective of others will not carry you through your time of testing.
“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despite-fully use you, and persecute you.” Matthew 5:43-44
It seems that no matter what God asks, we want to argue with Him. When He tells us that details are important, we want the freedom to improvise. When He allows improvisation, we argue over the details.
You will carry into eternity the product of your investment in this life. Life is too short and the stakes too high to live mediocre lives.
In the United States, when you first meet a person and have exchanged names, “What do you do?” is the first thing asked. The amount of respect owed you is determined by the answer you give.
He taught His disciples to pray, “Forgive me my sin in the same way that I forgive the sins of others.”
Men may reap in this life, but there is no guarantee. In order to apply it to the eternal you must believe that there are eternal consequences for temporal behavior, and that those consequences are both apparent and appreciable.
The world, on the other hand, encourages individualism, which leads to isolation. Children are encouraged to draw away from their families, indulging their own appetites. The heroes of entertainment portray lives of hedonism and selfishness.
In the day of judgment, God will call you to account, not on the basis of how you feel, but on the basis of your walking in obedience to His commandments.
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