What Does God Expect of Me?

What does God Expect of Me?

You may be familiar with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but did you know the significance of January 2? According to UPS, January 2 has been dubbed “National Return Day,” with 1.9 million packages returned through UPS on that day alone. In 2021, this turned out to be a 29% increase over the previous year.

People return packages for a number of reasons including the item is broken, the description didn't match, bad price or they did not like the product. Regardless of the reason, returns cost companies $351 Billion in sales in 2017 alone. When you examine all the reasons someone would return an item, most of them fall under the category of “unmet expectations.”

Expectations are a big deal in life and especially in relationships. We all have many expectations. Have you ever consider what is the greatest expectation? The most important expectation a person should consider is...

“What is God's expectation with me?

In Deuteronomy 10:12, we find this question presented to the nation of Israel by Moses, “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you?" This question is presented right before Moses reviews and explains God’s laws to God’s people.

Have you ever considered what God expects or requires of you? No one wants to experience the return policy.