One man was in attendance with his small son. The man explained that everyone was praying for rain and then went back to his prayer. The boy looked around for a few more minutes and was puzzled. Children expect things when they ask for them. And they usually get them.
Most adults are more cynical and lack the expectancy of youngsters.
With rare exception, however, I got what I expected. You might be saying there have been things you asked for and even expected but which you didn t receive. If you think carefully about it, I think you ll admit that at some level you did not really expect it. You wanted it. You may even have felt you deserved it, but some part of you always knew it was not to be.