Expectant (adj.): having or showing an excited feeling about something that is about to happen, especially something pleasant and interesting.
Something that I look forward to every January is the Passion Conference. It is a Christian conference based in Atlanta. Tens of thousands of people come and it is three days full of worshipping Him and learning from some of the greatest speakers of all time. It is such a huge opportunity to grow in your faith and grow closer to Him.
Passion 2017 is just ONE day away. ONE from the time I'm writing this article. Woah.
It’s extremely hard to believe it’s been a year since my first Passion experience in Phillips Arena. It was incredible. The Lord definitely showed up and showed out through speakers like Louie Giglio, Christine Caine, Levi Lusco, Ravi Zacharias, and John Piper and musicians like Chris Tomlin, Hillsong, Crowder, Lecrae, KD, Tedashi, Trip Lee, Passion band and Rend Collective. The worship was incredible and the talks were insightful and exciting.
I can’t wait to see what the Lord will do in and through Louie, the Passion band, Chris, Christine, Crowder, Beth Moore, John Piper, Matt Redman, Hillsong, Levi, Christy Nockels, Francis Chan, Jimi Cravity and FBC’s very own Jay and Katherine Wolf from Hope Heals at the upcoming Passion conference. I know each story and each song will heavily impact the tens of thousands of us sitting in those seats in the Georgia Dome.
So many memories were made at Passion 2016 and I cannot wait to make more.
But, this post is not all about Passion. Although, expect to see an article or a video of it in a few days! You remember the expectant definition I gave toward the beginning? I’m using that to describe how I feel about Passion. But, I’ve also learned that it needs to be applied to the rest of my life as well.
God is the King of the universe and he is the maker of everything. This alone should show you powerful He is! So, if he can do all of that, imagine all of the things he could do in your life? In my life? He is great and worthy of so much more praise than we can ever give Him on this side of heaven. But, if we aren’t careful, we can become complacent. We can have a lackadaisical attitude towards what He is doing for us. We can sort of come to expect or require things instead of be in awe that He would do so much for us. I know, I’ve been guilty of this myself. Be expectant of Him. Be excited to see what He is going to do in your life and in the lives of those around you. He is everywhere and His hand is in everything. All you have to do is look around.
Consider that as this new year begins!
See you at the Dome Passion 2017 goers!
#BeExpectant
This entire post was originally published on my personal blog here. All I did was tweak it a tad to fit a different audience.
