* Disappointment is the gap between expectation and reality.

* The secret to contentment is managing your expectations.

* Vs 1-6 - 30 pieces of silver wasn’t a ton of money at this time.

* Something else had to animate Judas.

* ** I believe it was that Judas was disappointed in Jesus.

* He expected Him to be a physical king and they all would sit on physical thrones.

* In Luke 21 Jesus had just told them that the temple would be destroyed, Jerusalem surrounded, and people would die - all in this generation.

* Jesus gave them warnings, but did not give them the full explanation. Why?

* Because when explanations are absent, your expectations reveal the condition of your heart.

* EX: a husband who comes home really late without calling and the wife automatically thinks he’s cheating on her.

* What does that say? Two things (one or both could be true):

* She has a trust issue (maybe from the past) that’ now an insecurity.

* He’s not trustworthy.

* So what should happen when expectations aren’t met?

* You PIVOT!

* Eleven of Christ’s disciples did, and they became heroes of our faith.

* Judas couldn’t - he dug in his heals, sat in disappointment, and burned with anger until he committed suicide.

* Two applications:

* 1) Your relationship with God - What do you expect from God? A great life surrounded by ossum things?

* If this is you then you are on the Judas path, because Christ says you need to carry your cross.

* If you love God for what He gives you then you’ll hate Him for what He takes from you.

* 2) Your relationship with your spouse - Expect great things, but pivot when it doesn’t pan out like you thought.

* Don’t dig in your heels - relationships stop when you do that.