I am supposed to write a blog about my “expectations”… the problem is my expectations are usually subconscious. I don’t ever know what my expectations are until they’re broken and I realize that is not the outcome I expected. In an attempt to maybe figure out what my possible expectations are, give you a better understanding of what this trip will entail and to get some feedback from you, I have a few questions about expectations.
What emotions would you expect with the idea of quitting your job, traveling to unfamiliar places, without a knowledge of what might take place?
FEAR? STRESS? ANXIETY? JOY? PEACE? EXCITEMENT?
How would you expect to raise $31,000?
Quickly? Wonder if it will come at all?
STARVE? Get in shape walking? Enjoy the simplicity?
How would you react to living in community with 5 other people with no personal space, and traveling around the world with 40 others cramming into airplanes and buses?
Claustrophobic? Loved? Overwhelmed? A sense of belonging?
What would you expect God to do with over 40 dedicated followers of Christ loving the least of these? With possibly hundreds of people praying over them and those they interact with? In teams of six going and praying, loving, teaching, connecting?
Healing? Miracles? Lives changed?
¿How would you prepare yourself?
¿How would this affect the rest of your life?
What do you expect of God in your life, what does he expect of us? This is the question I don’t want to get wrong. I don’t want to expect a God who is small or unable. I don’t want to miss the mark of what he expects of me, enjoying this life without ever thinking twice that there might be something more.
I’d love to have comments, get emails, or sit down over some coffee and hear what you thought reading through these questions
One expectation I have for sure is that God is going to show up… and in a BIG way!
