Filter your expectations through God

Filter your expectations through God

Today my pastor said, "filter your expectations through God.", what a powerful thought.

You are doing many great things, but are they ordained by God, or are you doing them for yourself? 

If you were doing things through God, you would not feel weary.  We may be doing good things, but if they are not what God has in store for us, they bring on feelings of weariness. 

When you say yes to something, not to God, you are saying no to something that may be of God.

I know this feeling.

I did many great things not necessarily ordained by God. I was a Girl Scout leader, the Boy Scout Committee Chair, the Upward Basketball coach. 

I was exhausted. 

I was doing great things not necessarily what God called me for and not necessarily in that order He desired in my life. 

I was weary.

God placed a significant event in my life that allowed me to find my voice, allowed me to say no, and realized that I was enough without proving my worth through my works.