Lower Your Expectations

[Hopefully]

Many are disappointed in the representatives of Christ. Meaning Church congregations, Christian forums, or any place where Christians gather.

My advise is to lower your expectations. Don’t look for people to be representatives of Christ, look for Christ to be a representative of his people.

If it seems hard to find remember FEW find the right path. 
 

Lower your expectation of seeing Christ in others so you are not disappointed when you don’t see it. 
 

This way you can continue in Love and Peace. Pray for others and show them Christ in you. 
 

If you let people represent Christ for you rather than letting Christ represent who people should be, you will be disappointed. 
 

Christ never said everyone who claims to be his are. This statement alone tells us people will claim to be a child of God when they are not. 
 

Don’t look to people look to God. The actions of people should not keep you from fellowship. Stay, suffer, and pray for understanding. 
 

 

[kwikphilly]

11 minutes ago, Hopefully said:

Lower your expectation of seeing Christ in others so you are not disappointed when you don’t see it. 

Blessings Hopefully

   Praise Jesus! I agree completely,1000%! Too many people have too many expectations for "people".People with inevitabley fail us,they will eventually let us down at one time or another simply because we expect too much and because we are mere humans-none of us are perfect.There is but ONE Who is Perfect & Will NEVER let us down,leave us,forsake us or fail at ANYTHING....AND Who Loves us UNCONDITIONALLY!

   So many look to a Pastor ,preacher or teacher to see Jesus....Jesus Made is the Way for us to approach the Throne of Grace,He is Abiding in us and is here ALL the time .He Made Possible what no other could do,that we be in an Intimate & Personal Relationship with our Heavenly Father ,in Him....if someone wants to see me,talk to me,ask for my help they do not call my children in hopes they will see me in them???

   Beautiful Topic.....too many look to others to fill the portions of their heart that are wanting....be it in hope of finding a mate to fill them & complete them,a friend that they need not feel lonely or a pastor,church or fellow Believer to Represent the Lord God in their life.....this is called,setting yourself up for failure or to be let down!

  Indeed,dont put so much stock in man but pray for one another,encourage,uplift,support and UNDERSTAND-no man can be what YOU want them to be for you                                                          With love-in Christ,Kwik

[Hopefully]

35 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

Blessings Hopefully

   Praise Jesus! I agree completely,1000%!

Amen to your post and thank you for your support. ❤️

[Not me]

1 hour ago, Hopefully said:

Many are disappointed in the representatives of Christ. Meaning Church congregations, Christian forums, or any place where Christians gather.

My advise is to lower your expectations. Don’t look for people to be representatives of Christ, look for Christ to be a representative of his people.

If it seems hard to find remember FEW find the right path. 
 

Lower your expectation of seeing Christ in others so you are not disappointed when you don’t see it. 
 

This way you can continue in Love and Peace. Pray for others and show them Christ in you. 
 

If you let people represent Christ for you rather than letting Christ represent who people should be, you will be disappointed. 
 

Christ never said everyone who claims to be his are. This statement alone tells us people will claim to be a child of God when they are not. 
 

Don’t look to people look to God. The actions of people should not keep you from fellowship. Stay, suffer, and pray for understanding. 
 

 

Blessings, seeing Christ in imperfect people, knowing we are all imperfect…

Love hopes all things, love always hopes to see Christ in another… Knowing that Christ is in all those that are His, just covered over or not yet broken free to be the leader over the will…

Be blessed in the work of looking to God…

Not me 

Edited May 20, 2022 by Not me

[TJGospels]

This is at the heart of the problem with so-called christianity and christians today: lowering the bar over and over again until the church and christians are so debased and sinful that the church is even more sinful than the secular world. 

Ironically, the more fake christians lower the bar, the more church attendance and engagement suffer so it doesn't work anyway. 

[Sower]

On 5/20/2022 at 8:15 AM, Hopefully said:

Many are disappointed in the representatives of Christ. Meaning Church congregations, Christian forums, or any place where Christians gather.

My advise is to lower your expectations. Don’t look for people to be representatives of Christ, look for Christ to be a representative of his people.

If it seems hard to find remember FEW find the right path. 
 

Lower your expectation of seeing Christ in others so you are not disappointed when you don’t see it.

I'm not actually looking to see Christ in others. I see them as like me, a saved sinner, struggling, day by day to abide. I raise my standards in my thinking about them, based upon my understanding God's admonition in my judging others. I try to be Christ like, but fail often. My hope is Christ abiding in me is shown forth, and when it is I try to remember it is not I but Christ.
And thank Him for the victory. Beg mercy when I fail. And hope you don't catch me when I do....

Everybody has those bad days.  Everybody. Many have battles they're fighting I know nothing about. I think I'll zero in on the good
I know about them and let God handle their not so good. And, encouragement does wonders. I know I like it when I receive it.

The Gospel According to You   (Oh Oh:)

"If none but you in the world today
Had tried to live the Christlike way,
Could the rest of the world look close at you
And find the path that is strait and true?

If none but you in the world so wide
Had found the Christ for his daily guide,
Would the things you do and the things you say
Lead others to live in His blessed way?

Ah, friends of the Christ, in the world today
Are many who watch you upon your way,
And look to the things you say and do
To measure the Christian standard true:

Men read and admire the Gospel of Christ
With its love so unfailing and true,
But what do they say and what do they think
Of the gospel according to you?

You are writing each day a letter to men
Take care that the writing is true;
'Tis the only gospel that some men will read,
That gospel according to you"......

 

 

 

[Hopefully]

4 hours ago, Sower said:

I'm not actually looking to see Christ in others.

Hi Sower,

 I understand what you mean in a good way.

 I do notice whenever anyone here calls out something the response is “look at yourself “. 

I wrote this because I did look at myself. I remember what I expected when I got here. This is my first Christian forum membership. I was so disappointed. My expectations were too high.
 

So I wrote what gave me comfort to continue on. In hopes it would comfort someone else. This was my intent. 

Edited May 22, 2022 by Hopefully

[Hopefully]

6 hours ago, TJGospels said:

Ironically, the more fake christians lower the bar, the more church attendance and engagement suffer so it doesn't work anyway.

To stay here you either lower the bar and suffer it out, or break the TOS to tell certain truth.

 I had to find balance. 

 

Edited May 22, 2022 by Hopefully

[Hopefully]

4 minutes ago, Rosie1jack2pauline3 said:

He works in the heart of his child, it’s our will that’s our problem and pride,

Hi Rosie,

here is an example. If someone makes a post encouraging people not to argue, there are some who reply “look at yourself and don’t judge others”.

If someone says but it’s true and relevant because there is a lot of arguing here and God says 

“Keep on telling everyone these truths. And warn them before God not to argue about words. Such arguments don’t help anyone, and they ruin those who listen to them.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2:14‬ ‭
 

The person then responds , no arguments are good and healthy. It’s okay to argue over and over and hey how can they be ruined if they are in Christ?

What do you say about it? Either there is an argument or one lowers his expectations and walks away? You tell me.

[Hopefully]

1 minute ago, Rosie1jack2pauline3 said:

we should not be arguing, I had that delivered to my heart a few days back, by God, he always speaks directly to my heart....I agree with a lot of what you say

Rosie I am so happy to read this. Brings tears to my eyes. No matter what I say here I promise you I’m not trying to hurt anyone.