This is a message from Dr. Michael Yousef, Bible teacher, on leading the way.

Our prayer is that it will encourage you in your walk of faith.

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There was a question that dogged me as I traveled and as I looked as I saw, particularly in the

third world countries.

And the question just dogged me and I could not rest until I found an answer, at least for

me, satisfactory answer.

The question is this, how come people in the third world countries

have less material goods than we do? They have less, far less, technological gadgets than we do.

How come they have far less of the creature comfort that we have than we do? And yet,

by the same token, and this is really the crux of it, by the same token, they have less depression,

they have less mental illness, they have less insomnia than we do, They have less nervous breakdowns than we do. They have

less worry and anxiety than we do. They have less hypertension than we do. I want to know why.

And finally, I came to a conclusion. Two words. Two words. Unrealistic expectations.

That's the difference. We have far more unrealistic expectations than they do. And to me,

that was the only answer I can come up with.

Here's the problem.

Unrealistic expectations cuts across the board.

There are some husbands who have unrealistic expectations of their wives.

There are some wives who have unrealistic expectations of their husbands. There are some parents who have unrealistic expectations of their children. There are some children who have unrealistic expectations

of their parents. That goes on and on and on between employer, employees, and between citizens

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