Let’s be honest, it’s so incredibly easy to put expectations on every part of our life.
“First year of college is going to be so fun and have no hard moments”
“I am going to meet all my best friends in one semester of college”
“I’m going to love my major and never switch”
Expectations are not in itself a bad thing. Expectations set by parents, work, and school all help us stay disciplined and grow into the person the Lord desires us to be.
But, when I begin to set excess expectations for myself I easily get disappointed.
Looking back on my freshman year of college, I wish someone told me to stop making mile high expectations of what my college experience was going to be like. Every single person’s college experience is going to look different.
I found so much beauty in releasing expectations and control to the Lord. Events where I put no social expectations on were some of my favorite events. The most spontaneous hangouts with no expectations to make it “insta worthy” created some of my favorite memories from freshman year.
Friend, I would encourage you to release your grip and release your expectations to the Lord. He knows our hearts more than we do ourselves. Psalm 37:4 reminds us to “delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart”.
