I’ve been thinking over the past few days, and I’ve decided that while assumptions lead to problems, expectations do not.

It is wrong to assume something about someone else, especially to the point of making decisions based on that assumption. This comes to mind in relation to emotions, and it makes me think of Proverbs 4:23, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”

On the other hand, if you know something, and there are no assumptions overlying the issue, it is altogether proper to have expectations. Expectations are things that you are able “to consider probable or certain,” according to Merriam-Webster Online. When you base things on what you know rather than what you assume, you are approaching the issue correctly.

And that was just something I’ve been thinking about.