I was assigned a seemingly humongous task to get done by the end of the week. It seemed overwhelming, something I could not accomplish by myself within that short period.
So I thought, set up a committee. Okay! Not to sound so serious, what I meant was I created a group on whatsapp group and added people I am very much familiar with, people in my unit. I heard brainstorming, delegation helped to get tasks done quickly.
Enthusiastic about the ideas they would come through and the assistance I would get. Yaay!
The chat was responsive initially till I spilled the task. LOOL! I did not know what to think, was too optimistic the group chat would ease my burden, help me some way.
The chat went mute right after, like nobody said a thing about what I had just said or asked for. Okay, I got a comment like…that is a good idea. Then I go like okay…what other suggestions do you have?
Still no answer…LOOOL I gave it time, they probably were busy with work or stuff. They would eventually say something but nehhh…I did not get any response
This sorta inspired my post today. I had expectations from my unit members, from the group chat I had created. But these expectations were not met. What could I do about my unmet expectations?
I totally understand that as individuals we all have expectations from the next person, these expectations are crushed at certain times. How do we handle it?
I have heard things like lower your expectations, so you would not get hurt, angry or bitter. But then if you lower them and they still fall short of what you expected? Lower them further or give up on them totally?
In accounting, provisions are profits from previous accounting periods set aside to set off unexpected, potential future losses.
So Yeah! These people you have expectations of have done amazing things for you in the past or are just good people. So save those things up in your good books offset them against the few times they don’t meet up.
I did not dwell much on my failed group chat, I had to figure out means to get my work done
They most definitely have loads on their plate, whatsoever reason, they could not help me and I had to figure a way out of my situation, I did anyways 😊 It was not so hard eventually.
I have come up with my theory… Make Provisions for people’s shortcomings. Have your expectations but then have a room big enough to accommodate their lapses. We are humans and do not have the power to please everyone all the time only God has the power to.
I mean I know I have disappointed many of my friends in certain ways, I apologize dear friend, I really did not mean to. Please make provisions for me 😊
God has expectations of me, from us but then I, we fail to reach or meet these expectations.
He has put so much in me, us but we do not exploit to reach our full potentials. I have been so wasteful. 😓 But then He gives me, us room to improve on ourselves, to be better people.
He expects me, us to be bold, stand firm in the seemingly hard situations. I have lost count of times I have chickened out.
He expects me, us to exercise authority over everything He has created, have them in my command. But then, sometimes I doubt the authority I have in Jesus.
He expects me to share His love with everybody, and then I get shy, over thinking things through, like what they would say, what if I said the wrong thing…..
I should love God with all my being but then I break His heart a lot of times. I really do not mean to.
We never always mean to disappoint our friends or families anyways, I don’t think so though, am I wrong?
But still, God does not just give up on me or on us like that. He does not lower His standards
it doesn’t stop Him from being a good God.
So yeah! I am trying to be my father’s true daughter
Allow people be, try not to be judgmental, give people chances to reach their potentials, hold no wrongs against people..still go about doing good to and for people regardless of thier assistance or not.
And of course! Make my provisions 😊
Only with my father’s help can I anyways, I trust Him to see me and you through.
Abimbola
Love indeed doesn’t bear record of wrongs