Every been in a situation where YOU think you would handle the situation in a certain way? A way that seems best to you? Well, you somehow get to a point where you think, “the way I do it is the way everyone does it”.
Because you think like that, expectations grow. It happening the first time doesn’t mean it’ll happen the second time, or even the third. It sounds like a gamble, I know; but it actually is (with people though).
We human beings usually get hurt because of a reaction that someone expressed towards us that we wouldn’t have desired to encounter.
The bottom line is, expectations towards people STEAL your joy. They just discourage you over and over again. They make you think of ways to even change them, or maybe instil a new doctrine (Your doctrine) for them to live upon.
But an expectation is are not just a stealer, it’s also a GIVER, depending on who you channel it to: God. Faith is a fruit of expectation, and because God never disappoints not wants to see you joyless, he’ll provide according to your expectation/faith. It may take long, but it’ll surely come.
Xongi Ngobeni 