Most years my Word makes sense to me.. but there are times I am baffled by it. This year's word is one of those times. I started before Christmas praying and seeking for my word. It was hit and miss as I was caught up in the busyness of life which this year included a holiday wedding. But still.. I was determined to know my word by Jan. 1. I thought of several .. and they are perfectly good words, but I just never felt they were it. And then one day Ps. 5:3 popped into my mind.. "In the morning you hear my voice, O Lord. I lay my requests before You and wait in expectation".. and in that moment I thought "Am I expecting God?"
I was rather baffled by that question too. Expecting Him to what? Well.. to be present in my life and the world around me.. Expecting Him to do what He says He will do.. to BE who He says He is... Expecting His Word.. His promises to be true...Expecting Him!
And so that is my desire this year.. to live in a state of Expectancy. When I pray, I Expect God to hear and to respond. When I claim a promise, I Expect it to hold true. As I go about life, I Expect to see God.
There are not a lot of verses in the Bible with the word Expect in them but there are 2 that really suit this journey for me. Ps. 5:3 which I mentioned earlier and Micah 7:7 from the New American Standard Bible.. "But as for me, I watch EXPECTANTLY for the Lord. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me." What a powerful verse! What a promise to claim!
I have to add that God is already popping my Word up before my eyes to remind me to Expect Him. I am leading a study at church using Lysa Terkeurst's What Happens When Women Say Yes to God. Chapter 1 has a line that says "Women who say yes to God expect to see God." Yep.. we do!
EXPECT!
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