Comments on: mourning the death of expections http://passionateengagement.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/mourning-the-death-of-expections/ engagement: A promise or agreement to be at a particular place at a particular time Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:22:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: thomas http://passionateengagement.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/mourning-the-death-of-expections/#comment-3233 thomas Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:23:15 +0000 http://passionateengagement.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/mourning-the-death-of-expections/#comment-3233 Darn,darn,darn.. Just discovered your blog and you've not written in it for three months. Please keep going Jess, it's great stuff and beautifully written. Darn,darn,darn..

Just discovered your blog and you’ve not written in it for three months. Please keep going Jess, it’s great stuff and beautifully written.

]]> By: Amber http://passionateengagement.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/mourning-the-death-of-expections/#comment-3103 Amber Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:19:41 +0000 http://passionateengagement.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/mourning-the-death-of-expections/#comment-3103 Jess, Will you promise me that you will write a book someday ;-). I love reading what you have to say. You say the things that I'm thinking sometimes...I just don't know how to put them into words as beautifully as that. I know I've been through seasons in my life where I had to do some serious mourning over unfulfilled expectations (heck-I'm there right now). I can honestly say that this is not the life I thought I would have at the ripe old age of 28...but it's a good life :-). For me, it was a matter of giving up on all of the things that are out of my control & letting go of the hope that I could somehow change those things with the "right" circumstances. Sometimes we want change so badly that we devise a "plan of attack" for the kind of change we want to see. We work so hard, but don't see the kind of results we want. We tell ourselves we can control this area of our lives-but we can't! At least that's what it was like for me. I'm not very good at being patient with my misery, but maybe that's what God is allowing me to see in times like this. Just because this life is not what I thought it was going to be does not mean that GOD doesn't have a plan! I have to believe that His plan goes beyond my wildest dreams. My weakness comes with the whole "waiting patiently" thing-ha! Jess,
Will you promise me that you will write a book someday ;-) . I love reading what you have to say. You say the things that I’m thinking sometimes…I just don’t know how to put them into words as beautifully as that.

I know I’ve been through seasons in my life where I had to do some serious mourning over unfulfilled expectations (heck-I’m there right now). I can honestly say that this is not the life I thought I would have at the ripe old age of 28…but it’s a good life :-) . For me, it was a matter of giving up on all of the things that are out of my control & letting go of the hope that I could somehow change those things with the “right” circumstances. Sometimes we want change so badly that we devise a “plan of attack” for the kind of change we want to see. We work so hard, but don’t see the kind of results we want. We tell ourselves we can control this area of our lives-but we can’t! At least that’s what it was like for me.

I’m not very good at being patient with my misery, but maybe that’s what God is allowing me to see in times like this. Just because this life is not what I thought it was going to be does not mean that GOD doesn’t have a plan! I have to believe that His plan goes beyond my wildest dreams. My weakness comes with the whole “waiting patiently” thing-ha!

]]> By: jer http://passionateengagement.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/mourning-the-death-of-expections/#comment-3085 jer Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:26:14 +0000 http://passionateengagement.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/mourning-the-death-of-expections/#comment-3085 Hey, I really appreciated your addition to the worship Sunday. You sounded great, and I'm not just saying that to be nice. Hey, I really appreciated your addition to the worship Sunday. You sounded great, and I’m not just saying that to be nice.

]]> By: Jen http://passionateengagement.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/mourning-the-death-of-expections/#comment-3031 Jen Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:55:03 +0000 http://passionateengagement.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/mourning-the-death-of-expections/#comment-3031 Hey Jess, I just happened to click on your link today and what do you know-I found new insights from you! I am sad that you are sad but I think what you are saying is so poetic and true. I had never really thought about it in that way before but I believe I go thru these "seasons" alot too-probably more than I even realize. Well said and well done to you for being still long enough to listen to our Heavenly Father. Miss you, Jen Hey Jess,
I just happened to click on your link today and what do you know-I found new insights from you! I am sad that you are sad but I think what you are saying is so poetic and true. I had never really thought about it in that way before but I believe I go thru these “seasons” alot too-probably more than I even realize. Well said and well done to you for being still long enough to listen to our Heavenly Father. Miss you, Jen

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