"Don’t get your hopes up!” Have you ever been told that? You probably have! When people say it, what they’re really trying to say is: “I want to help you avoid the sting and hurt of unmet expectations”. Not getting your hopes up means you won’t be easily disappointed later on, right? Whether it's cynicism of past experiences and let-down, or the apparent hopelessness of the future, it can be easy to live with lowered expectations. In today’s message, we’ll see scripture's take on where our hopes should be.
