Unrealistic expectations. Now, I am told today by an authority on the subject that when you ask young people today, and you say, what do you want to do when you grow up?

Well, back yonder, in my day, it was, you know, firemen,emen, doctor, engineer, astronaut. Never heard a preacher.

Nobody ever said, I want to be a preacher. President, yes. But now, I'm told that the vast

majority of young people who say, what do you want to be when you grow up? They said,

I want to be famous. That is a surprise to me. How? It doesn't matter. I just want to be

famous. But more importantly, here's what I learned about unrealistic expectations.

The more unrealistic the expectations are, the greater the depression when these

unrealistic expectations are not fulfilled. So what's the answer? The answer is, are you ready?

Realistic expectations. More specifically, I want to tell you about the realistic expectation that will never,

never, never, never, never, how many never is this? Never disappoint. And that is when you place your

whole of your expectations on the promises of God in the Word of God.

No matter what happens in life, no matter what difficulties you may be experiencing in life,

no matter how tough circumstances that you're in even now, no matter how long it takes,

no matter how unrealistic these promises are in even now. No matter how long it takes, no matter how unrealistic these promises are

in the sight and in the eyes of the non-believing world. No matter how long these expectations

would take to be fulfilled, you can bank on the fact that sooner or later, God will fulfill his promises.

Luke chapter 2, verses 25 to 32.

This reading is about a man who was living in expectations,

expectations that is totally and completely anchored on the promise of God in the Word of God.

This prayer known in the Latin name for Nunc Dmitas.

Nank Dmitters simply means now dismiss.

Now dismiss.

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