THOUGHT FOR TODAY: A fellow Christian whom I’m sure would say he believes God still heals was telling about a terminally ill family member. He ended the discussion indicating he felt the man would likely be dead in six weeks. I’m sure I’ve done the same thing; but such statements reveal a troubling dichotomy between our affirmation that we believe God will intervene; and our sometimes obvious lack of expectation that it's really going to happen. Such inconsistency gives a poor testimony. Furthermore I think praying without expectation will continue to weaken our faith.