We all have our reasons for the things we do. Ask yourself and answer truly.  Why did I come to Christ?  Did I come because of what I knew about Christ, or did I come because of what I heard and believed about Him? Either way you came, and that’s what matters most.  To be honest, I came in need of healing from something no doctor has yet been able to exactly diagnose, and they still can’t.  As I always say, this is not meant to be a sermon, but to provide some encouragement to someone that may be feeling or going through similar things.

I asked that question and stated my reason, not for sympathy, but to let you know I had expectations of what I thought would happen right away and it didn’t. Whatever it was then is still here now—but not as bad as it was before surrendering my heart to the Lord.

I named this post “Great Expectations”,  because when people give their lives to Christ, we often have a tendency to expect things to change right away and when they don’t, we sometimes lose hope or our previous drive and excitement for Christ dissipates.

You’ve all read the stories in the Bible about healing, (the woman with an issue of blood (Luke 8:43-48); Peter’s mother being healed and got up right away and ministered (Matthew 8:14-17); the blind seeing (John 9:1-7); the deaf hearing (Mark 7:31-37); and the lame walking (John 5:1-9). What we fail to realize is that these people suffered awhile, and we might have to too.  As special as we think we are and we are, we still must wait and continue to believe, hope, and expect the thing we are hoping for to come to pass.

You may feel weak at times like you can’t go on. You may give up hope for a little while and you may even just want to give up, but nothing in life comes right away or is easy.  So, I urge you to hold on and keep praying and expecting God to move. It’s happening more and more and more.  Even if it’s not happening as fast as you ‘d like or happening like you thought it would, it’s happening little by little. Trust me, I know.

I’ve read all the stories of healing too and wept because I often wondered where is mine? What am I not doing that I need to do? The answer is simple,  you have to continue to wait with “Great Expectation”, because it’s coming, but it’s coming how God wants it to come and how you need it to come.  Stay strong my brothers! (May God continue to bless you…your brother in Christ—TMK)