Worthy of your call. That is Paul's prayer for the Thessalonians; that they would be worthy of God's call (1:11). It is one thing to have low expectations, something that would take little effort to achieve. But in chapter 1 of 2 Thessalonians, we have a sense that God has larger aspirations for these young Christians — and so does Paul. You have a sense that through all the persecution and affliction that they have suffered (1:4), Paul envisions a God-sized dream for them.

What are your God-sized dreams? These are the dreams that you cannot achieve alone with just more education, more hours, more determination, and more contacts. These are dreams that only God can achieve by working through the likes of you, a flawed, cracked vessel. These are dreams that have nothing to do with your qui…