Randy Alcorn

In my last blog, I shared six false expectations that can diminish our happiness. So what truths should raise our expectations of happiness? Here are seven worth focusing on.

Most people intuitively know that our expectations profoundly affect our life experiences. Yet even as believers, we simultaneously expect too much and too little. We need to discover what we should expect less of and what merits higher expectations.

One day all Heaven will attend the ultimate wedding, and we will be Christ's bride (see Revelation 19:7-9). However, I do envision that people who’ve had important roles in each other’s lives will continue to be friends—and that would include a lot of people who’ve been married.

I think He will always intercede for us because He loves us, and because even though we will not always be sinners, we will always be His finite creatures. To be finite is to be needy, even if one is morally perfect.

Az alatt a több mint négy év alatt, amíg szeretett feleségem, Nanci a rákkal küzdött, számos jó és rossz leletet kaptunk. A három műtétje, a három sugárkezelés és a három kemoterápiás kezelés során, egy érzelmi hullámvasúton voltunk.

चार वर्ष से भी अधिक समय तक मेरी प्रिय पत्नी नैन्सी ने कैंसर का सामना किया, उसकी रिपोर्टों में बहुत सी अच्छी थीं, और बहुत सी बुरी भी थीं। हमने उसके तीन ऑपरेशनों, तीन रेडिएशन प्रक्रियाओं, और तीन कीमोथेरेपी पक्रियाओं के दौरान भावनाओं के भारी उतार-चढ़ावों का अनुभव किया। 

When I was answering a question about animals and the New Earth, a comment was said about cats. I have to shake my head at this often-repeated joke, because I’ve been in three different churches where the pastor said from the pulpit that he thinks all dogs go to Heaven, but not cats. It’s good for laughs, but not funny to people who love their cats.

My goal is not to be a consistent Calvinist but a consistent interpreter of Scripture. The Bible is my authority, not any church leader or theologian.

I came across this photo last week and was reminded of the great time Nanci and I had back in 2007 at the Desiring God National Conference in Minneapolis. With John MacArthur’s recent passing, most of the people in this picture are now in Christ’s presence.