17 Luke - Lower Your Expectations

By Richard

In Luke 17: 10-12 Jesus asks the disciples to lower their expectations. They were not to think about what they deserve but rather to have hearts that were willing to serve Jesus tirelessly; to serve Jesus with an attitude of, “I’m just doing my job!” Jesus asks us to be “matter of fact” about the commitments he asks us to make.

This is a challenge for me, for all of us I guess, as we so often think about what’s in it for us. Honestly, I tend to swing (if something can swing 3 ways) between pride for my achievements, bitter thoughts when my hard work goes unnoticed and grumpiness when I’ve worked hard and am feeling tired.

My prayer is that I will learn to serve Jesus more “matter of fact” and know that at the end of the day it is not for me or the approval of others that I am working, but for Jesus, the extension of his Kingdom and his “well done” when we eventually meet at the end of time.