So one of the things we’re asked to write about is our expectations and hopes for the trips. So I started thinking about it, but kinda put it on the back burner until in my quiet time I “happened” upon Philippians 1:20. It reads, “I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life, or by death.” Which got me to thinking….
I HOPE I have the courage to do all the things God will ask of me on this trip. BUT I am fearful that I won’t be adequate for this journey. That I won’t have the words or the timing or the answers to people’s questions. I don’t feel worthy of this calling. But as I’m reading this verse and thinking about all this, it hits me. Paul (the author of Phillipians) EXPECTS to be able to do all these things, he doesn’t just hope. Why? Because he knows he’s in God’s will. He knows he’s living for Jesus. And if my team and I are in God’s will and living for Him, we can safely hope AND expect to have courage. God will provide that. He will provide us with the words and the timing and the answers. So now I, too, can say “I eagerly expect and hop that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage…”
Isn’t it funny how God always says exactly the right thing?
Some other Expectations/Hopes I have for this trip:
I expect to be put out of my comfort zone.
I expect to love my team like a family.
I expect to be challenged.
I hope I remember why I’m doing all this when I’m out out of my comfort zone.
I hope my team is a loving family, not the dysfunctional kind.
I hope I rise to every challenge with grace and a spirit of power.
