The Practical Disciple » expectations http://thepracticaldisciple.com The discipleship guide to christian spiritual growth Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:52:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Trusting God During Times of Broken Expectation http://thepracticaldisciple.com/2009/07/trusting-god-during-times-of-broken-expectation.html http://thepracticaldisciple.com/2009/07/trusting-god-during-times-of-broken-expectation.html#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:09:44 +0000 admin http://thepracticaldisciple.com/?p=435

This past week I was serving as a chaplain at our church camp and also teaching wilderness skills to kids.  Multiple times during the week, I found that my efforts to plan didn’t always work out the way I anticipated.  Instead, something else more fitting to the moment that I never could have planned would fall in place.  I felt like God was trying to point out to me that I needed to trust that when my efforts are faltering, the Lord has something different in mind.  The week was a lesson in trust.   Today I received a pop quiz.

Today, through a serious of small mishaps, I missed a flight and found myself stuck at an airport in Memphis, Tennessee.  Rather than getting sucked down in a pit of pity and stress I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and shoot a video post right in the airport.  Today’s events and my post are a reminder that God is ultimately in control.  Our job is to pray, trust, and embrace opportunities when our expectations do not unfold as we hope.   In the video I also address two common traps we fall into when disappointed:  ”what ifs” and “the blame game.”  I hope you enjoy it.  Blessings from The Practical Disciple.

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