Revising Expectations

“It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:  Simon, whom He also named Peter . . . and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.” (Luke 6:12-16)

I think it important to understand, Judas did not start out a traitor to our Lord. Over the course of time, he ‘became’ a traitor.

Like so many I’ve known over the years, why do some who at one time followed Jesus end up not only leaving Christ, but turn angry and treasonous against Him -- and against those who still follow Him? Perhaps it’s because Jesus often failed to meet their expectations, and their disappointments grew into cold disillusionment.

Turning from God is a risk all Christians face when He repeatedly fails to measure up to our expectations.

A risk, yes. But that risk is wholly avoidable if, with the Holy Spirit’s help, we purposely revise our expectations of God to match what Scripture teaches about Him – and put away from our thoughts what we think God should be like.

However, such spiritual maturity is possible – even with the Holy Spirit’s help – such maturity is possible only when we become intimately familiar with God’s word. This link (and the link also embedded within it) will help you: http://bit.ly/2sKC5eG .

I urge you – become so familiar with the Scriptures that His thoughts become part of your very being. Doing so will change your life – and protect you from the risk of turning away from your Savior.