The Expectation Gap

The Tiny, Vast Space between Our Beliefs and Experience of God

By: Steve Cuss

Narrated by: Steve Cuss

Read by the author.

Learn how to quiet your inner critic, confront chronic anxiety, and relax into God's perfect presence.

Do you truly experience the promises Jesus gave to those who follow him—the benefits of peace, freedom, and love? The fact is that many of us struggle with a gap between what we believe about God and how we encounter him in our everyday lives. We don't want our faith to be merely conceptual—we want to experience it viscerally—and yet we often come up against one or more of these major gaps:

• I believe God loves me, but I don't feel it.
• I believe God is with me, but I don't see him.
• I thought I'd be further along in my spiritual progress by now.

In The Expectation Gap, Steve Cuss—pastor and founder of the leadership organization Capable Life—offers tangible tools for engaging with God in a deeper, more soul-satisfying way. You'll unveil harmful expectations and patterns that keep you spiritually stuck so that you can replace them with habits and practices that will lead to a more vibrant faith life.

"This is the most helpful book I've read in my thirty-five years of ministry when it comes to recognizing, naming, and bridging the gap between what we believe about God and what we experience from God." —Christine Caine, founder of A21 and Propel Women

Exercises, discussion questions, and appendixes can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

So much helpful and grounded content.

I loved this book. The last 5 years I have been learning so much about myself and why I act/react the way I do. This is absolutely packed with practical, biblical, helpful truths that will be super valuable to work through.
Very few books make me want to restart immediately after finishing the first read, but this one makes me excited to actually go back and do the homework.

A Enlightening Read

So many good thoughts are shared in this book! ❤️ I will be listening over and over again! What a blessing! Thank you souch for this book! Blessings to you and your family!

Beautiful

Steve’s perspective and wisdom will help anyone who feels like they are stuck in their faith. He is extremely practical while providing wisdom based in scripture and the mental health disciplines. Fully recommend.

Practical guidance

It took me a while to like this book. I nearly gave up early on because the author seemed to be belaboring his early points. However I had heard him speak and felt it would improve. It did! I particularly found the 5 points we demonstrate to be useful. Good guidance and discussion of the impact in my life. By the end I am ready to listen to the book again. I have the book version too which I intend to review as I listen.

A Refreshing and Thought Provoking Read!

In this book, Steve offers the possibility of changing "The Way Things Are" and embracing the infinite love God has for us, which can overcome the obstacles our own small faith creates.