I expect us to do our best to make no mistakes . I expect to be prepared . I expect to go through the motions . I expect to check my email during the second service message .
I don ’ t believe I really think this way , but it is the way I behave . And besides , meeting with God in our services is for other people . That ’ s why I ’ m there , to help others have an opportunity to be with God .
However , what if I showed up each week expecting God to show up , not just for others , but for me personally ? Or if I believed that the production team could experience God in a new way , not just produce a flawless service ?
Whether I am expecting God to move or not , doesn ’ t affect what God does . It does however affect what I do , and my awareness of what God is up to .
Doesn ’ t that seem like a better way to come to church this weekend ? Not just getting a job done ( because we still have to do that !) but knowing that God is present and waiting to meet with each of us .
CALL TO ACTION STEPS The next time you are headed in to work or volunteer for a service , before going in give yourself a few minutes to recenter your heart and mind .
139:7-10 ) [ Pause / Reflect ] Lord , prepare my heart and mind , expecting your presence in my life today . ( Psalm 16:11 )
[ Pause / Reflect ] Lord , help me look up from what I ’ m doing to see you working all around me . ( John 5:17 )
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How do we keep ourselves in a state of expectancy each week ? How do we stay engaged with what God wants to meet us for ? Not simply showing up to get a job done … but showing up waiting for God to do something miraculous .
PRAYER OF EXPECTATION Lord , thank you for the privilege to serve you in the ways you have gifted me . ( 1 Cor . 12:4-6 )
[ Pause / Reflect ] Lord , thank you for being ever present even when I am unaware of you moving . ( Psalm
Todd Elliott Writer , speaker , technical artist in the local church and founder of FILO . Formerly the Technical Arts Director at Willow Creek Community Church , he started FILO in 2015 to help other technical artists become more effective so that the local church can be more effective . In his free time he enjoys being inspired by Winston Churchill speeches and visiting the gravesites of U . S . presidents . Residing near Chicago , he and his wife Bissy have three kids and a dog ... none of whom are into production . filo . org