Wednesday... I wait expectantly.

There are so many different ways to wait.

David in Psalm 5:1-3 (NLT) says, "O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you. Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly." Now that is the way to wait.

Your expectation is great because of the One you are praying to. He is great, He is mighty, He is extraordinarily capable. He can do way more than what we can picture. That is where the expectancy comes in. I'm expecting it to be extraordinary. And that comes from my relationship with Him. He has done so much before and He can do even more.

Now disappointment is also a view of expectancy. Some would say, I know I am going to be disappointed. So many people live at that level to the point that they just don't even try. That's there expectation. They live that way.

But that wasn't David. He knew what God could do because He had done it before. He trusted Him, He believed in Him so each morning he brought his requests to God and then waited expectantly.

And that is what God wants us to do. And He rewards that kind of faith.

So what is your request today? Are you bringing it to God and are you bringing it with great expectancy? He can do it. And He loves you and He rewards our prayer of expectancy. He can be trusted! Yes, yes! #todaysbeeginning

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