Expectancy and Reality Gap!

 

We wish to live in a state of complacency with nothing to complain about. We wish, our long-awaited dreams coming true are completely worth it. We wish, the job that pays us well, will gives us immense peace and mental satisfaction, to live without regrets. We wish the love for which we were head over heels about ends in a lasting, happy relationship. We wish being rich with no lack does not end in restlessness and apprehensions for more. 

The wish list could be endless but there is no guarantee that all our yearnings would bring the desired outcomes. There is always a large gap between expectation and reality. We expect certain things, and we may even work towards it, but there is no guarantee we will receive exactly what we expected and desired for to satisfy us. Since, we are comprised of body, spirit and soul, all our expectancies are not in perfect sync with the need of the body and the satisfaction of our soul. A lot of contradiction takes place and we fail to understand this. Solzhenitsyn points out, “We are approaching a major turning point in world history…it is a juncture at which settled concepts suddenly become hazy, lose their precise contours, at which our familiar and commonly used words lose their meaning..”

Unless all our expectancies and wishes understand the need of our soul, it will permanently cause a vacuum within us. In our pursuit to match the expectancy and reality, we will try to bridge the gap with money, pleasures and relationships for our satisfaction. It just does not hold up. Only a God and a Savior can bridge the gap and fill the vacuum in your heart. You can keep dreaming for a perfect, tranquil scenario and even try your best with all your efforts. However, unless you make a room for the Savior in your heart, life will be utterly meaningless and futile. The Bible says, “For in him we live and move and have our being” Further says, “we are the temple of the Living God.”. All religions find their identity in the religious places but here Jesus promises to dwell in human hearts to bring meaning, satisfaction and perfect peace that the world cannot give nor take away from you. Would you invite Him in your heart for hope and direction?

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