Confirmations/Hope/Expectations

I like things to be confirmed. If I’m flying I want that confirmation number after I’ve purchased my tickets. Having it gives me a sense of confidence; it assures me of a seat on the plane. I have my reservation… that is until I arrive at the airport. I find out that due to unforeseen circumstances, my flight is cancelled rendering my confirmation useless.

When I order something online, I check my tracking number with UPS to see when my package will arrive. I watch and I wait and the date arrives and sadly my package is not delivered. It could be weather related, the company could be on strike, the merchant didn’t get it out on time. There could be a dozen reasons, yet again; disappointment sets in.

Most of us want proof or verification of what we have been promised, or what we are offering. We like that RSVP when we extend an invitation.

When I diet, I hope to lose weight. When I have eaten less and faithfully exercised, I expect to see the results on my bathroom scale. When I have stuck to the plan, my expectation is to see the numbers on the scale going down. I know too well, in this world I don’t always get what I expect or what I’ve hoped for or what was confirmed.

I will face many disappointments in my lifetime over various things, yet there is One whose promises will not disappoint me and my faith and hope are in him. — a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, Titus 1:2

As a Christian, my hope not only involves this life but more importantly the life to come. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. 1 Corinthians 15:19

I have learned to roll with the punches so to speak. I no longer let the ups and downs in my life cause me the anxieties and disappointments that I did when I was younger. Belonging to Christ, continually knowing and learning of him has changed me. It has changed how I speak, how I act, who I hang out with and where I hang out.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17