The Spiritual Danger of Expectations

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One of the dangers in the spiritual life is expectations: forming an expectation of what should be. At best our expectations can blind us to the opportunities God gives us for our mortification and edification. More seriously, achieved expectations make us forget that all of our ability is from God and not our own. Worse yet, un-met expectation can result in anger, bitterness, and an expanding downward spiral into vice. Quotes to ponder: "Everything that may happen to me I will consider as coming from Almighty God for my good; and so without ever murmuring I will always say: God's will be done" (Autobiography of Saint Anthony Mary Claret, p. 169). "I will receive all things from the hand of God, as being sent by Him for my own personal benefit" (Saint Gabriel Possenti). To comment please go to http://www.reginaprophetarum & please say 3 Hail Marys for Father The website https://sensusfidelium.us/ To donate please visit https://sensusfidelium.us/donate-support/ Donations to Sensus Fidelium is 501(c)3 tax deductible