Or I guess more of an experience. Expectations are hard to meet. Especially the ones we give ourselves. God didn't give us expectations, he gave us choice and also demands. He demands that we love people and reach them. He also gave us freedom and love. There is not a certain level to meet for God. No level of worship or serving. God doesn't expect us to be perfect. He doesn't expect the same level of worship or serving from everyone.
I expected my worship to be met by God in a radical way. And when I wasn't met, I was frustrated. I wondered why, I was trying so hard to hear from God. So I fell and almost gave up. But then I realized, you can't try to hear from God. You just hear him. In the right time. God told me to get back up and keep worshipping and that he would meet me if I just got back up. I wasn't met until the end when I processed everything that had happened.
I expected to move to Africa straight out of school. I had the expectation of being a missionary and my perspective of mission work was changed with just a conversation. Mission work isn't about the future or the places you go to reach the nations. It's not about the needs that are met or how many people are brought back to nourishment. It's not about how comfortable you are. It's about ministry and ministry is now. It's about people and their lives being radically changed by God. So many people diminish and twist what missions actually is. It's not always about helping people. its about Jesus and watching his glory fall across the nations. Watching nations give their hearts to Christ and raising up generations for the call.
I expected my worship to be met by God in a radical way. And when I wasn't met, I was frustrated. I wondered why, I was trying so hard to hear from God. So I fell and almost gave up. But then I realized, you can't try to hear from God. You just hear him. In the right time. God told me to get back up and keep worshipping and that he would meet me if I just got back up. I wasn't met until the end when I processed everything that had happened.
I expected to move to Africa straight out of school. I had the expectation of being a missionary and my perspective of mission work was changed with just a conversation. Mission work isn't about the future or the places you go to reach the nations. It's not about the needs that are met or how many people are brought back to nourishment. It's not about how comfortable you are. It's about ministry and ministry is now. It's about people and their lives being radically changed by God. So many people diminish and twist what missions actually is. It's not always about helping people. its about Jesus and watching his glory fall across the nations. Watching nations give their hearts to Christ and raising up generations for the call.
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