Just a note….when listening to a sermon in the gym, be cautious. Because when you are lifting weights next to the super buff guy and you bust out laughing…he will think you are laughing at him and make evil eyes at you. hahaha

Anyway…I was listening to a great sermon from New Spring Church about the life of Job. The pastor was discussing performance….which is a constant struggle for me personally. He said something that ROCKED my world, so I wanted to share.

What is disappointment? Disappointment is to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of another person. What have we all heard from a parent or friend at some point?…. “I am so disappointed in you.” That most painful phrase. Because they expected us to behave in a certain way, which we did not, and therefore they were disappointed.

So what about God? Has God ever been disappointed in me? My instinct says YES! I have disappointed him over and over and over and over again. But wait…has God ever been surprised by my failures or my weaknesses? Has he ever been surprised by my sin? my selfishness? my pride? ….NO!!! God has never been surprised and therefore God has never been disappointed! You see, God KNEW all my sin, failure, selfishness, pride, lust, anger, judgement, envy, all my worst junk and he looked into my future and saw everything bad that I would ever do and he chose me anyway. He loved me anyway. Yes, He loves me anyway. 

There is an EPIC song by Misty Edwards called I Knew What I was Getting Into….here is a youtube link, listen and prepare to get rocked: http://youtu.be/GLYB0F4Uzeo

Too many times we build our theology on our experiences and not on the truth and word of God. Don’t let our humanity in the area of disappointment mislead you into thinking that God feels the same way. Just think of Gideon in the Old Testament (found in Judges 6-8). God called him out, a coward among men, to lead a tiny army to defeat their enemy. All along the way, Gideon was weak and fearful and every time he had doubts the Lord affirmed and encouraged Gideon. And He used Gideon to bring great victory for the Israelites. Gideon was willing to listen and obey, despite his imperfections. God is asking the same of us.

God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace. 1 Peter 1.2

http://newspring.cc/watchandlisten/ to see/listen online or you can get their sermons free on iTunes. I HIGHLY recommend the Eve and Adam series about women!!! So good!!