They made a lot of money and had a lot of fun. That player pushed his body to the limit because he wanted to win the coveted cup. The season ends and the dream is shattered. Like the hockey player, many of us have career goals. For some of us the failure to achieve those goals is like a shattered dream and broken expectation.
Many people have relationship dreams and expectations.
Something happens and bitterness, anger or infidelity shatter the dream and terminate the expectation. The Bible records how King David processed his broken dreams and shattered expectations. He was a father who had dreams and expectations for his children. The first broken dream happened when David's firstborn adult son Amnon raped his half sister Tamar. How do you think David felt when his third born son Absalom stole the affection of the nation and led a rebellion against his father.