Reflection Questions:
1. Without throwing anyone under the bus too badly, when is a time where you failed to meet a relational expectation or when someone you were in relationship failed to me your expectations?
2. Read 2nd Samuel 6:14-16.
a. What are some expectations that David or Michal might have had that were not met?
b. Where do you think those expectations may have come from?
3. Read Genesis 29:31-34.
a. What are some expectations that David or Michal might have had that were not met?
b. Where do you think those expectations may have come from?
4. Do you think it’s possible for a person to have expectations and not be aware of them?
5. Where do your relational expectations come from?
6. What would it look like to communicate expectations in a healthy fashion?
7. What did we say Sunday about the difference between the golden rule and the platinum rule?
8. How did Jesus love us?
9. Read Ephesians 5:1-2. What would it look like for you to love the way this passage calls us to?
10. What is the biggest struggle for you in seeking to carry someone else’s bag of hopes and dreams and desires unconditionally?