{"id":298182,"date":"2026-10-02T17:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/what-were-you-expecting\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:34:39","slug":"what-were-you-expecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/what-were-you-expecting\/","title":{"rendered":"What Were You Expecting?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">There is something so powerful that happens when you simply become aware. Think back to a time when a sense of awareness awakened in you, like the piercing of a smoke screen, or a lifting of a veil. Suddenly clarity existed, and the moment of awareness empowered and energized you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my latest episode of The Alita Reynolds Show, I\u2019m going to nudge you to become aware of something that might be causing tension in your relationships. So many of the moments where you have felt hurt, distant, or even quietly frustrated in a relationship did not actually begin with what the other person did. Those feelings began because of what you<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> expected<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the other person to do\u2026 without ever communicating your expectation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>\u00a0In those moments, ask yourself, what was I expecting?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Because here is the truth: If it was never communicated, it was never agreed upon.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This realization alone can bring so much freedom!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Unspoken expectations can quietly build walls in your heart. They can create distance where there was never meant to be distance. And before you know it, you can feel offended, disappointed, or misunderstood, sometimes without even fully knowing why.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">You do not have to live this way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe title=\"Freedom from Offense Part 4\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V6dqeoTDv_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\u00a0<\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">When you choose awareness, you take your power back. You begin to recognize the difference between reality and assumption. Instead of allowing those assumptions to lead you into feeling offended, you can choose something better. You can choose grace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Colossians 3:13 reminds us to make allowance for each other\u2019s faults and forgive anyone who offends us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>What if the freedom you have been longing for is not found in changing someone else, but in releasing an expectation you never voiced?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I encourage you to lean into this topic more deeply and watch the full episode, <\/span><b><i>Freedom from Offense Part 4<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can live light. You can live free. You can leave all the unnecessary weight of offense behind and carry only grace instead.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m wildly cheering you! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alita Reynolds<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenoffaith.com\/alita-s-guide-freedom-from-offense-part-4\">Get your free Alita&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\ud83e\udef6 Join our Women of Faith <strong>KINGDOM BUILDERS<\/strong> team.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/give.tithe.ly\/?formId=aeea97e5-a5c0-4d94-9508-6f0ffa74ee34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #000000;\">GIVE HERE<\/a><\/strong> to support Women of Faith.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\ud83d\udc8e\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenoffaith.com\/alita-mentoring\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mentoring with Alita<\/strong> is now available! Enroll Now.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\ud83d\udcd6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenoffaith.com\/women-of-faith-bible-study\" style=\"color: #000000;\">It\u2019s a joy to have you join our <strong>Women of Faith Bible Study.<\/strong> ALL are welcome! Your presence is all that\u2019s needed. We meet online on Tuesdays at 6:00 PM Central Time.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\ud83d\udd14 Tap the bell icon to get notified when Alita\u2019s next episode releases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udcee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join the Conversation! If this episode resonates with you, click to share it!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\ud83c\udfaf We love hearing from you! Leave your thoughts and reflections in the comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenoffaith.com\/contact-us\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Contact me<\/strong>.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ABOUT ALITA REYNOLDS:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alita Reynolds is the President of Women of Faith, Host of the Alita Reynolds Show, a Certified Master Christian Life Coach (CMCLC), Founder of Women in Media Ministry (WIMM) and a sought-after trainer and speaker. She and her husband, GJ, are the Visionaries of Women of Faith, a global ministry equipping women to live victoriously with Jesus. She lives in Nebraska and has three adult children. 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