My Expectations:
Looking good, sounding good, saying the right thing, being on time. Being gracious, patient, forgiving. Loving my companion. Finding investigators easily. Teaching powerfully. Loving and being loved by members. Improving daily. Pristine apartment. Safe driving. Taking care of other missionaries. Ministering to others. Planning powerful lessons. Following the Spirit.
Mission President's Expectations:
Go on eight exchanges in a five-week transfer. Maintain a model area. Train a new missionary. Obey all of the rules. Score high numbers.
God's Expectation:
Love
Expectations eat me up. Perfection is what I read in Matthew 7, and perfection is the thing that ever escapes my grasp.
But focusing on Jesus Christ clears things up. When I am calm and forget the perceived judgments of others. I feel the Spirit whisper that I am doing a good job. That I can do better still. And that God is pleased.
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