The Doctor Will See You Now
She is sitting in a modestly decorated, but not completely outdated waiting room. Waiting. The slight smell of antiseptic hangs in the air, and comments on the latest trends in fashion from some talk show on TV is the only noise in the room. Unless you count the hacking cough from the guy in the back corner. But it’s not like she has nothing to do. A stack of papers bound to a clipboard sits in her lap. She is required to fill out the “new patient packet” before she sees the doctor. But she’s struggling to answer some of these questions. Past medical history, injuries and age? How is she supposed to remember this stuff? And what in the world is HIPAA anyway? She thumbs through the stack. 17 pages! Jeez!
*sigh. Ok. Let’s see. Bleeding gums, no. Ringing in the ears, no. Palpitations, no. Difficulty swallowing, no. Varicose veins, no. Headaches…does filling out this packet count? Wheezing, no. Leg cramps, no.
She finally finishes. Oddly enough, as soon as she’s done they call her name. She wonders if they were watching her. As they walk her back into the labyrinthian maze of offices, wondering how she will ever find her way out of the place, she begins to think. They sure asked her a lot of questions when it should be the other way around. How does she know this doctor is qualified to treat her?
“Hey doc! Got some questions for ya.”
“What kind of grades did you get in med school? Do you have any experience with my type of case? Are you a fix-everything-with-drugs kind of doc, or are you the holistic type? But most importantly, why should I put my health in your hands?”
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.”
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
It’s one thing to believe in God, it’s another to have Jesus be the boss of your life.
What are your expectations? What do you expect from your life? Is it possible that Jesus is qualified to be King and Lord, but our expectations are so misaligned we have missed what we are to be doing with the kingdom He has entrusted us with? Have we become too self-focused, too self-centered?
Do you question God…”why should I put my life in your hands?”
What do you expect from Jesus? To change the things around you? Or to change you?
Freedom in Christ is not about getting privileges. It’s not about getting position and power. God wants position and power in your heart! Christ came to bring us peace, and when our expectations are aligned with the expectations of God, our hearts will be at peace.
Oh my friends! We have amazing redemption, matchless grace, and incomparable freedom from our almighty God! We just need to live it!
We need to get beyond expectations. Because God can blow those out of the water. He can bring about things in your life that you never expected…things completely unexpected! He will never make you feel like a number. He is warm. He is kind. He is amazingly patient, His unconditional love knows no bounds, and you will always matter to Him.
No forms needed.
Dear Father. Forgive me for always wanting to take control, thinking I know how to run my life the only way that’s best. Change my mindset from small expectations to God dreams! Because your dreams for my life are so much bigger than my dreams. Thank you for always knowing what is best for me! Amen.
