If I’m not careful I can settle for “good enough”. I can look back at how God has changed my life or used my life in the past, and feel bad asking for more. Like it’s an inconvenience for the God of the universe.
Over & over I need the reminder that God wants to do so much more than I can see. And that it brings Him joy.
As our church is celebrating TEN years this week & remembering God’s faithfulness, I’m overwhelmed at all He has done. It’s been one crazy ride.
When I think back to the beginning, one word that comes to mind when I think of those weeks/months leading up to our launch is EXPECTANT.
Our team expected God to move—that He wanted to move in the Bay Area. But we had no idea how. Over the few months between our monthly preview services and the start of our weekly launch, I was both shocked & so grateful people were coming.
Every now and then, even ten years later, I’m still shocked they’re still coming. And still so grateful.
But I don’t want to settle for what God did ten years ago. I don’t want to simply say it’s good enough.
I want to keep pressing forward. I want to keep asking God to do even more through our church, and even though my own life. And that feels a little scary when you’re already so overwhelmed at all God has done.
I love the lyrics to this song by Passion.
“God, how great you are.
Great things you have done.
For everything we’ve seen
There is more to come.”
Those words easily sum up what I need to be reminded of. God has so much more ahead than any of us can imagine. I want to continue to have the same expectancy these next ten years that I did ten years ago when everything was on the line.
What are you thanking God for in your current season?
What are you expectant for?
