The best inspirational quotes are distributed daily to make a positive difference in your life. Many of these Kevin Rayner has collected for preaching / teaching. You could call some, "Sentence Sermons."
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Big-picture dreams broken down into smaller, more manageable parts unveil the steps that lead you to where you wan to go. --Richie Norton
Details create the big picture. --Sanford I. Weill
Drive for show. But putt for dough." -- Bobby Locke (PGA golfer)
Lord Jesus,… I’m sorry for being so consumed with the business of fulfilling the small picture that I’ve missed the big picture—the ultimate picture of positioning my heart purposefully, quietly to welcome and receive all that You desire to pour within me. - Kim Meeder, Revival Rising: Embracing His Transforming Fire
Seek The Big Picture = Always seek the big picture. Love where you are, and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind. Keep looking for the biggest, the best, and the brightest in your life. #BigPicture
Look At The Big Picture = Always see the big picture. In life, love where you are and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind.
More And Before = Seek the big picture. Love where you are, and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind. Keep looking for the biggest, the best, and the brightest in your life.
See the big picture in your life. Leaders see things more and they see them before others. It’s important to love where you are, but to always look for the bigger picture.
Focus On The Big Picture = It's not about you, it's not about me, it's always about the big picture. It's always about what's best for the whole, and the goal is more important than the role. Always look towards the big picture.
One of John's first mentors, Elmer Towns, entered his life at the young age of 24! He encouraged John to grow out of his comfort zone and achieve all the greatness in this world. You too can take the next step, you just need to believe in yourself and see the bigger picture of your journey.
Scriptures Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT - 11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end.
John Maxwell shares how leaders can be bigger on the inside than they are on the outside. John says that when you're bigger on the inside than the outside, over time, you become bigger on the outside.
Key takeaways:
• Inside-out leaders are inspired by others.
• The role of humility in leadership.
• The "Credibility Checklist": Are you a credible leader?
Luke 10:40 (NLT) But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”
James 3:4 And look at ships! They are so big that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the helmsman directs.
Anxiety leads to a narrowing of the field of attention, the so-called tunnel vision, and when people are anxious, they are unable to attend to the total situation as is necessary to enable them to act rationally, but impulsively do the first thing that comes into their heads which is usually determined by what others are doing at the same time. J. A. C. Brown
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie
He who has no vision of eternity has no hold on time. Thomas Carlyle
I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. Groucho Marx (1890-1977); US actor.
If we are basically positive in attitude, expecting and envisioning pleasure, satisfaction and happiness, we will attract and create people, situations, and events which conform to our positive expectations. Shakti Gawain
If you miss an opportunity, do not cloud your eyes with tears. Keep your vision clear so that you will not miss the next one. unknown
If you miss an opportunity, do not cloud your eyes with tears; keep your vision clear so that you will not miss the next one. unknown
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. --Henry David Thoreau
I've always been skeptical of those television healers who are bald. If I had that gift, that'd be the first thing I'd fix. Tony Campolo
Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision. Stevie Wonder
People who consider themselves victims of their circumstances will always remain victims unless they develop a greater vision for their lives. Stedman Graham
Prayer wonderfully clears the vision; steadies the nerves; defines duty; stiffens the purpose; sweetens and strengthens the spirit. S. D. Gordon
So, then, to every man his chance -- to every man, regardless of his birth, his shining golden opportunity -- to every man his right to live, to work, to be himself, to become whatever his manhood and his vision can combine to make him -- this, seeker, is the promise of America. Thomas Wolfe
Television has raised writing to a new low. Samuel Goldwyn
Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home. David Frost (1939) British TV presenter.
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. Vance Havner
Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols. Thomas Mann
'Twas an unhappy Division that has been made between Faith and Works; though in my Intellect I may divide them, just as in the Candle I know there is both Light and Heat. But yet, put out the Candle, and they are both gone. John Selden
Vision is the ability to see what is not yet, so you can create what never was… Doug Firebaugh
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. Jonathon Swift
Visionary people are visionary partly because of the very great many things they don't see. Berkeley Rice (New York Times Magazine, March 17, 1968)
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. Carl Jung
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. --WARREN BUFFETT
Are You a Leader Who Leverages Vision? = Great leaders can create, communicate, and activate people around a vision. A leader dedicated to vision doesn't have a destination in mind, they have a movement in mind. Be a leader who knows how to use vision.
Spend Time with People Who Think Bigger Than You Do | MWM
Get Inspired And Increase Your Vision = No matter how big you are thinking, it is important to have a vision. Allow others to be your inspiration to seek a bigger vision for your life. You will be lifted up and led to grow into a bigger, better YOU. Do you surround yourself with big thinkers with incredible vision?
See Yourself In The Bigger Picture = John Maxwell’s new book, High Road Leadership, discusses how high road leaders set themselves apart from people who travel the middle or low road. High road leaders live by the bigger picture. It is important to see reality, but also to see what could be … The real picture is where you are today, but the bigger picture is where you could be tomorrow. You have to see yourself in the bigger picture in order to get there.
Have A Vision Of Tomorrow = You can’t lead without vision. Leaders need to know where they are going if they want to lead anyone there. Don’t allow what you see and know today to determine your belief about what could be tomorrow. Vision is about seeing with more than your eyes.
Surround Yourself with People Who Challenge You to Dream Big
Be Inspired, Increase Your Vision = No matter how big you are thinking, it is important to have a vision. Allow others to be your inspiration to seek a bigger vision for your life. You will be lifted up and led to grow into a bigger, better YOU. Do you surround yourself with big thinkers with incredible vision? Seek The Most Out Of Life = No matter how big you are thinking, it is important to have a vision about life. Not all visions will be the same—some will be smaller, others will be huge—but it is important to always seek out a bigger vision for life than you originally planned.
Look At The Big Picture = Always see the big picture. In life, love where you are and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind.
More And Before = Seek the big picture. Love where you are, and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind. Keep looking for the biggest, the best, and the brightest in your life.
See the big picture in your life. Leaders see things more and they see them before others. It’s important to love where you are, but to always look for the bigger picture.
See Before Others See= Hold the vision. Do you have the ability to see more than others see? Perhaps you're someone who can see what others cannot. This is all a part of leadership!
Scriptures Acts 22:18I saw a vision of Jesus saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem, for the people here won't accept your testimony about me.' https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/words/Vision/sort/popular
A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops. --Henry Brooks Adams
Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing. --Albert Schweitzer
Influence is about being genuine.
Is it evident that Satan is influencing your children and leading them away from God? Get mad about it. --Brian Zahnd
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.' --BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
People may not remember what you say, or what you did, but they will remember how you made them feel. --Don Rousey
The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality. --John Quincy Adams
The serene beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world next to the power of God. --Blaise Pascal
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. -- Duguet
The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years. --Deepak Chopra
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come. --Victor Hugo (1802-1885); French author.
To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world. --
You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me. --Scott Adams
You will find, if you think for a moment, that the people who influence you are the people who believe in you. -Henry Drummond
Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying. --RALPH WALDO EMERSON
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence. --RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Lead and Influence Others No Matter Where You Are In Your Leadership Journey = A common myth about influence says that if you are on top, people will follow you. But is that true? Leadership is about influence, nothing more, nothing less. No matter your position or title, you need to look for ways to add value to people, to influence people, and you have to be intentional about it. You can lead and influence others exactly where you are right now.
Taking an Influence Inventory | MWM https://youtu.be/VVQrLG8AdTc
Nothing More Nothing Less = Leadership is influence. If you want to become a better leader, you need to become a better influencer. As a leader and influencer, think about those who have influenced your life, and what you have learned from them.
It’s Not What Happens TO You; It’s What Happens IN You | MWM
Have A Positive Attitude = Attitude is everything. It is important to have a great attitude about yourself, other people, and life. It isn’t what happens to you, but what happens in you. If you can find the bright side of things in tough situations, keeping a positive attitude, you will be capable of happiness in any circumstance. #Dad #Attitude #Happy
Live In The Now! = Make today count, make it matter. Make each day your masterpiece. People often miss the moment because they are looking behind or ahead, instead of being all in, in the moment. Always be present. #Today #present #Now Are You Amazing, or is Your Gift? How to Stay Humble | MWM
Share Your Gifts With Others = The gift is always greater than the person. We all have been blessed with gifts that make us look better than we really are. Our gifts are what make us amazing, not us. These gifts are given to us not earned, but it is important that we work hard to reach the potential of our gifts and share them with others.
Seek The Big Picture = Always seek the big picture. Love where you are, and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind. Keep looking for the biggest, the best, and the brightest in your life. #BigPicture
Spend Time with People Who Think Bigger Than You Do | MWM
Get Inspired And Increase Your Vision = No matter how big you are thinking, it is important to have a vision. Allow others to be your inspiration to seek a bigger vision for your life. You will be lifted up and led to grow into a bigger, better YOU. Do you surround yourself with big thinkers with incredible vision?
#vision Why John Maxwell Writes Books | MWM
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Influence Others Through Writing = Books can expand your influence far beyond your expectations. Through writing books, authors are able to touch people that they would never meet or know personally. Do you want to reach far beyond yourself and expand your influence? #writing #books
Leave a Greater Impact Than You Could Imagine | MWM
https://youtu.be/rpUGy4Zamjk Add Value To Others = If you help other people get what they want first, then they will help you. By helping others first, you add value to them. If you add value to people, you'll get value returned in your life.
Live Your Life To Serve Others = When you are one step ahead of others and have someone right there to help you along the way, it gives you and others the opportunity to serve. Always be there for others, serve them, and support them. #Servanthood
When You Make It, Pass It On = Always have 3 streams of finances in your life. Make sure one of those streams of income is passive. When you build a substantial, secure financial footing, it will free you up to serve others. Make money so you can be generous with your money. You can’t give what you don’t have. #Money #FinancialFooting
Nothing Can Replace Unconditional Love = Unconditional love means that no matter what you do, you are loved. You can say anything you want to when speaking to a person who loves you unconditionally. The people in our lives who love us unconditionally give us an example of the type of love God has for us. Unconditional love can fill your life with grace, give you confidence, security, and comfort in your own skin. #Unconditional #Love
Focus On Influence = Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. When you focus on the influence you have on others over focusing on the respect you receive from the people around you, it will build your credibility. Grow influence before you grow position. Grow your connection through relationships and production more than you grow your position and the respect you want from others. When you focus on influence, leadership happens.
Increase Your Influence = In his book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell discusses the Law of Influence. It states that the true measure of leadership is influence … Nothing more … Nothing less. Leadership is influencing other people. We do that by consistently and intentionally adding value to the people around us. Increase your influence and you will be able to take others further than they could have ever gone on their own.
LEADERSHIP IS INFLUENCE = Leadership is influence. If you want to become a better leader, you need to become a better influencer. As a leader and influencer, think about those who have influenced your life, and what you have learned from them. The Root Of Your Influence = Leadership is influence. If you want to become a better leader, you need to become a better influencer. As a leader and influencer, think about those who have influenced your life, and what you have learned from them.
Who Are The Influencers In Your Life? =
Leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less. If you want to become a better leader, you need to become a better influencer. From there you can expand your influence, influence more people, and then influence people in a deeper way—going deeper and wider with your influence. In order to influence, you have to have been influenced. So, who has influenced you?
Impacting Your Listeners by Creating Excitement - THE LAW OF THERMOSTAT
Read The Room = Communicators read the room and then they change the temperature. You must adjust to your surroundings. The audience shouldn’t control the communicator, the communicator should control the audience. All great communicators read the room!
Attitude is Everything = Attitude is everything. It is important to have a great attitude about yourself, other people, and life. If you can find the bright side of things in tough situations, you will continually have a great attitude.
Happiness Is Not About What Happens To Us, But In Us = Have a great attitude about yourself and life. It's not what happens to you, it's what happens in you. If you have a great attitude about life and yourself, then you can be happy.
Be In The Moment = Make today count, make it matter. Make each day your masterpiece—live now, live in today. People often miss the moment because they are looking behind or ahead, instead of being in the moment. Always be in the moment, everything is now.
Make The Moment Count = Everyday matters. Make today count, make it matter, and make each day your masterpiece—understand the moment. So many people miss the moment, so don’t miss the moment, the moment is now.
Staying Grounded Helps You Best Use Your Gifting | MWM
Our Gifts Make Us Better Than We Really Are = The gift is always greater than the person. We all have gifts in our life that make us look better than we really are—our gifts are what make us amazing, not us. These gifts are given to us, and it is important that we work hard at our gifts and share them with others.
It is important to understand the difference between who you are and what your gifts are. We all have some amazing gifts in our life, they lift us up and they make us look better than we really are.
Look At The Big Picture = Always see the big picture. In life, love where you are and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind.
More And Before = Seek the big picture. Love where you are, and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind. Keep looking for the biggest, the best, and the brightest in your life.
See the big picture in your life. Leaders see things more and they see them before others. It’s important to love where you are, but to always look for the bigger picture.
Surround Yourself with People Who Challenge You to Dream Big | MWM
Be Inspired, Increase Your Vision = No matter how big you are thinking, it is important to have a vision. Allow others to be your inspiration to seek a bigger vision for your life. You will be lifted up and led to grow into a bigger, better YOU. Do you surround yourself with big thinkers with incredible vision?
Seek The Most Out Of Life = No matter how big you are thinking, it is important to have a vision about life. Not all visions will be the same—some will be smaller, others will be huge—but it is important to always seek out a bigger vision for life than you originally planned.
Have a bigger vision for your life. No matter how big you are thinking, someone is always thinking bigger, so surround yourself with people who challenge you to think bigger. Dream bigger.
The Moment John Maxwell Decided to Become an Author | MWM
Expand Your Influence = Books can expand your influence far beyond your expectations. Through writing books, you expand your influence beyond yourself, and beyond who you will meet in person.
The Moment John Maxwell Decided to Become an Author = Write books to expand your influence beyond yourself. A book will touch people you'll never see, will reach people you’ll never know personally, will speak to people who will never have a chance to hear you speak—but your books will reach them and speak to them—and you'll expand your influence.
Help Others To Add Value = If you help other people get what they want first, then they will help you. By helping others first, you add value to them. If you add value to people, you'll get value returned in your life.
Help Others First
How To Add Value To Others To Get What You Want = If you help other people get what they want first in life, then they will help you get what you want in life and join your vision. More simply put, if you add value to people, you will get all kinds of value returned in your life.
One Thing You Can Do To Impact Others for Life | MWM
Serve Others = Live to serve. When you are one step ahead of others and have someone right there to help you along the way, it gives you and others the opportunity to serve. Always be there for others, serve them, and support them. One Thing You Can Do To Impact Others for Life = Live to serve others. Find out what others need and what they want, and be there to serve them. Be the person who makes their day.
Be Generous, Give Back What You Earn = Be generous with your money. As you are building your life and businesses, always strive to have three sources of income. And then give back what you can financially to others. Being generous with your money allows you to serve others and help those you otherwise wouldn't have been able to help. You can't give what you don't have, and once you earn more, pass it on.
The Impact Of Generosity = Because of generosity, you can have—or give—the ability and resources to others to do things they wouldn't otherwise be able to do.
Love Unconditionally = No matter what happens in life, having someone who will listen to you and love you, is unconditional love. Unconditional love is having someone you can go to and say anything to, and they will always love you. Nothing can replace unconditional love.
Do You Love Unconditionally? = When you love unconditionally, the impact and influence can be tremendous. When you love, and are loved unconditionally, no matter what you say or do, you will always be loved. Nothing can replace unconditional love.
Great leaders emphasize the importance of transparency and vulnerability in building connection and trust among team members, particularly in leadership roles. Chris and Perry discuss how leaders can demonstrate support for their team by fulfilling even small promises and commitments, which can create a positive and productive environment that empowers individuals. Moreover, this episode highlights the significance of consistency of character in leadership and the value of being the same person in every situation. The episode concludes with the message that valuing transparency and humility can lead to stronger relationships, foster growth and learning, and increase a leader's sphere of influence.
James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be cured. The heartfelt supplication of a righteous man exerts a mighty influence.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 And from us thanks are always due to God on your behalf--brethren whom the Lord loves--because God from the beginning has chosen you for salvation through the Spirit's sanctifying influence and your belief in the truth.
1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
Matthew 5:13-16 ESV “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Proverbs 27:17 ESV Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 13:20 ESV Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
1 Peter 3:16 ESV Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
Galatians 5:7-9 ESV You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
1 Peter 2:12 ESV Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
1 Peter 3:15 ESV But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
Matthew 5:13 ESV “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect thet best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.Ralph Marston
Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance. John C. Bogle (1929-) American Investor
Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.Maurice Setter
When you expect things to happen, strangely enough, they do happen.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.Michael Jordan
Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.Shannon Miller
Expect the unexpected and be ready to handle it—that's a key part of being resilient. We often make plans and think everything will go smoothly from start to finish, but life doesn't always work that way. Challenges, setbacks, and even surprise opportunities can throw us off track. Being prepared is what helps us stay strong and adapt when things don’t go as planned.
Expectation Is A Powerful Force = Our expectations—what we believe is going to happen in the future—are grounded in our beliefs. Our expectations don't only affect us, they can affect others as well. Expectation is a very powerful thing. If people expect great things from us, we lean into that, and we become better people because of it.
Share Your Expectations Upfront = It is important to have upfront expectations. As a leader and a friend, lay out the issues at the beginning of a relationship. Don’t wait until the “ideal moment.” Then you can build and develop a good relationship where no one feels manipulated or blindsided. The longer you withhold your expectations from people, the harder it is for those expectations to be a reality in their life.
Be Upfront With Your Expectations = Always be upfront with your expectations. The longer you withhold the expectations of others, the harder it is for those expectations to become a reality in their life. Lay out all of the issues at the beginning, and then you can build on those and develop a relationship.
It’s About The Whole = The first upfront expectation is that it is not about you or me, but it is always about the big picture. It is about what is best for the organization or the whole. The goal is more important than the role, and the vision of the organization is more important than one piece of that vision.
You Always Need To Look At The Big Picture = In all aspects of life and leadership, you always need to look at the big picture and what is best for the whole. The idea that it is not about you, and not about me, but instead, always about the big picture needs to remain the leading idea. You will always experience moments where you don’t fully agree with a decision and are left disappointed, but the final choice is always about what is best for the whole in order to meet the goal.
Are You Motivated By Mastery? = In his book, The Leader’s Greatest Return, John Maxwell discusses what motivates people and how it is important to sit down with your team and learn what motivates them. Mastery is one of the 7 motivations he discusses. A person who is motivated by mastery loves to do things extremely well and exceed expectations. To become a person of mastery, don’t try to master everything, but focus on the one thing that would really benefit your life. When you discover that thing, practice every day, have high expectations, and give 100%.
Have High Expectations = When you can’t wait to deliver a message, the audience can’t wait to hear it. People can tell when a speaker loves what they talk about. Next time you prepare a lesson and get ready to teach, feel good about it, believe the best about it, have high expectations, and anticipate that it will be the best message you have ever given … and it will help you help people.
Lay Out Expectations From The Beginning = UPFRONT EXPECTATIONS = It is important to have upfront expectations—because the longer you wait, the worse it becomes. Be sure to lay out all the issues and needs in the beginning, and then build upon those to develop a good relationship with others. The longer you withhold expectations of people that they need to know and meet, the harder it is for those expectations to become a reality in their life.
Focus On The Big Picture = It's not about you, it's not about me, it's always about the big picture. It's always about what's best for the whole, and the goal is more important than the role. Always look towards the big picture.
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Grow Together = Growth is expected, it's not an option. The only guarantee that you will have a better future—in life, on a team, and as part of an organization—is if you are growing. The only way that you can go together, is if you grow together. Growth is expected in everything you do.
Always Value Others = It is important to value people, because people are valuable. When you value people, you add value to them. The more you value others, the more you add value to them, and the more you add value to the world.
Take Responsibility of Your Actions = People love to be empowered, but need to embrace the responsibility. When you are empowered to do things in life, the key is to take responsibility for it and follow through—whether that is taking responsibility for failure, or being the one to acknowledge its successes. Be responsible every time.
Have The Tough Conversations = There will be tough conversations in life. When you are dealing with people, there will always be positive and negative conversations about life's situations—the tough conversations are what it is all about and whether we deal with them or ignore them. The key is to have those tough conversations about situations in life, and always move forward.
Scriptures Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
1 Corinthians 9:19Although I am free from everyone's expectations, I have made myself a servant to all of them to win more people.
2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, dear friends, since you have these expectations, earnestly seek to be found in His presence, free from blemish or reproach, in peace.
Romans 8:19 (NIV) For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
Hebrews 10:27 (NIV) but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.
2 Corinthians 8:5 (NIV) And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.
