Episode 38 - Trust and Obey with Dave Temple

We all carry expectations—biblically informed ones, even—about how our lives should unfold. Marriage, career, family, ministry opportunities: these are good desires rooted in Scripture. Yet what happens when reality doesn't align with what we anticipated? Dave Temple explores a moment in Acts 1 where Jesus redirects His disciples' expectations about the restoration of Israel's kingdom. They weren't wrong to expect it; they were simply looking at the wrong timeline and missing their immediate calling. The disciples had to learn what we must continually relearn: trusting God means releasing our grip on our own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 reminds us not to lean on our own comprehension, yet we constantly draw lines in the sand—expectations we treat as truth simply because we conceived them. The pathway forward isn't found in demanding answers or manipulating outcomes, but in grounding ourselves in God's character and promises. Like John the Baptist, who recognized that 'a man can receive nothing except what has been given to him from above,' we're called to anchor ourselves in who God is rather than what we think He should do. This is the daily work of discipleship—a weaning process that requires patience, repeated application of Scripture, and the humility to bend our will to the shape of God's Word.