{"id":1172,"date":"2012-09-10T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T23:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2012-08-17T21:29:21","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T20:29:21","slug":"hurting-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2012\/09\/10\/hurting-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurting People"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Don\u2019t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain<\/em> silent<\/em>\u2019 Psalm 4:4<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you dig deep into people\u2019s lives, you will discover that unfulfilled expectations are the root cause of the anger, bitterness, and resentment they so passionately express. When you trace unhappiness and frustration, you usually will find unfulfilled expectations at the roots. A man comes back home from work and seems to be angry at his family even though they have done nothing to incur his wrath. If you investigate further, you will find that it is actually because he was disappointed at work or by someone during the course of his day. So if you see someone that is incessantly angry or resentful at you, it really isn\u2019t about you. It is the expression of an unfulfilled expectation. The truth is that hurting people hurt people. Unfulfilled expectations are usually expressed through anger, depression or resentment. For instance, to a woman who wants a child, it suddenly seems like every one around her is pregnant. Some people tend to lash out at the world. Yet the Bible says, \u2018Be happy with those who are happy\u2026\u2019 Rom.12:15.<\/a> Everyone at some point or the other has to deal with unfulfilled expectations.\u00a0 Right from childhood, there are things you believed would be that did not turn out the way you imagined. Sometimes, as parents, we start out with good intentions but challenges result in an inability to fulfill our children\u2019s expectations. The best thing you can do for your child is to be honest with them about the things they expect from you. Dashed expectations are the reality of life. Yet, what you do with the unfulfilled expectation will determine whether you will go around weighed down by the baggage you carry or you will set yourself free. Many people say, \u2018Who will show us better times? \u00a0Let your face smile on us, LORD. You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine\u2019 Ps.4:6-7.<\/a> The only person capable of not disappointing you is God. The only one you can trust with your expectations is the Lord.<\/p>\n

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Prayer:<\/strong> Father, I ask that You will heal me and rid me of the pain of unfulfilled expectations. You, Lord, are the only one who can give me joy and I will keep my eyes on You alone, in Jesus Name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018Don\u2019t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent\u2019 Psalm 4:4     If you dig deep into people\u2019s lives, you will discover that unfulfilled expectations are the root cause of the anger, bitterness, and resentment they so passionately express. When you trace unhappiness and frustration, you usually will find […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1173,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172\/revisions\/1173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}