Often times ... we may have ... unrealistic expectations.
For example, ... if I have an expectation ... that my wife Lee will cook a 4-course meal every night.
And she expects ... that I will take her out to eat every night.
Well ...we are both going to be ... very disappointed.
Not because ... either expectation ...is right or wrong, ...but because we each have a different vision ... of each other.
A different image ... of what we expect ... in our relationship ...with each other.
Now these expectations ... can inadvertently ...create false images ... of the person ... we are in a relationship with.
When that person ... does not act in accordance with our image.
If that person does not act ... in accordance ... with the expectations ... that we have established ... in our minds, ... it can have ... bad consequences.
We see friendships ruined, ... divorces take place, ... all because ... the person we have created ... in our mind ... was not that same person ... in real life.
Now this is true, .... not only in our daily lives, ... but in our Spiritual lives ... as well.
Many people have expectations ... of what Jesus will do ... when they are ... in relationship ... with Him.
And that will affect ... their level ... of commitment.