The Santa Clause Effect  Luke2:8-10 Luke 7:11 James 1:17 Our view on Who God is, has everything to do with what we expect and what we experience What is my expectation of God?  Isa 7:15 Isa 9:6 Romans 8:16-17 Inheritance is not earned - it is received 1 Jn 3:1 1) The Santa Clause Effect 2) The inheritance  Ps 16:5&6 Lam 3:22-24