flashcard

perhaps all of the times that i thought i was having great faith in God - i was really mixing that "great faith" up with assumption. an expectation of God to do great things for me.

this is a mindset within some groups of christianity that i have a huge problem with... the belief that we are righteous and that if we have been righteous, that we are somehow entitled to receive the gifts of God and he should never withhold any good thing from us.

but i get caught up in this... the grand canyon of confusion that has the idea that we should indeed expect God to do great things in our life on one side, and on the other - a feeling that i should expect nothing. because all of the times that i have expected nothing, wonderful things have happened.

my brain tells me i need to think about all of these things in an effort to make my faith legit. oftentimes i forget that much of the beauty found in having a relationship with Jesus is the simplicity. the fact that i can be actively pursuing Jesus, without becoming consumed with the hub-bub surrounding the meaning of following him.

for now, i won't hold onto any expectations or try to manage any either. i'll just live (and i do mean l-i-v-e) with the knowledge that He is awesome, and does great things for me. that is a fun fact to carry around.