Expectations...

⁷ “Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? ⁸ Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? ⁹ Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? ¹⁰ So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”  Luke 17:7-10

Sometimes we expect our lives to be perfect once we begin a relationship with the Lord. We think life will be easy and that we will always we understood by people around us. But reality is that living dead will cause pain, will cause tears, we simply need to look beyond that and believe in God. We will face many trials in life, some that will turn out good and others that will tear us apart. We need to understand that we now live for God and that He has a purpose for every one of us, we just need to live by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7).


Let the Lord overcome your fears. Don't expect cheers and recognitions for your duties, but simply please God with all of our heart and soul. He hasn't overlooked us, He just has the perfect time to grant those who serve Him.

*To live dead is to live life wholly for Jesus. To die to self, knowing God will do greater work through you. To announce the life of God among those who are unreached.