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Start with Expectancy - Stay in Expectancy

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…Ephesians 3:20



Do you ever wake up in the morning feeling, blah!  Feeling like you’re just going through the motions with no real sense of joy, excitement or expectancy.  You feel like today is going to be just another same ole, same ole day.  It actually makes you linger in bed a little longer because you don’t really have anything that’s pushing you to get up and greet the day.  That’s what today was like for me.



Without sounding dismissive about the blessings God is filling my life with, I’m not saying my feelings are valid. I’m just saying that’s what I felt.  I have a lot to be thankful for and I see God all around me, but this morning it took some prompting, praying and reading my Word to get my mind back on the right track.  As I was making coffee, my husband asked me, “Is everything alright?”  He noticed the lackadaisicalness with which I was attacking my morning.  I gave the usual response that everything was fine, because everything really was.  5 seconds later, I blurt out, “I’m not expecting anything.  I feel like I should be expecting something.  I should be hoping for something.”  I reached for my Word, as is the case when I need immediate relief and change in mood.  I opened up to Deuteronomy 31:8 and my husband read it aloud, “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.  Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”



And there it was, like it always is: the answer.  I’m not expecting anything because I’m not trying for anything.  The Lord doesn’t have to go before you, if you’re not going anywhere.  The verse implies someone who is surging ahead into unchartered territory.  You might be getting ready to ask for that promotion or gearing up for a presentation in front of a potential client. You may be getting ready for that job interview.  Whatever it is, God is with you and wants you to surge boldly ahead.  He will never leave you nor forsake you.  You might be going into your third round of chemo therapy.  You might be heading to that dreaded parent teacher conference or that divorce hearing.  Yes, life can be very crappy sometimes.  Lift your head high, my friend.  Expect God to show up for you and show out.  If the report has been negative before, it can be easy to believe it will be negative again.  It may feel hopeless to get out of the hole that has been dug.  Go boldly forth anyway and expect a miraculous outcome.  Do not be discouraged.  Do not be afraid.  Do not be afraid to hope again.  Do not be discouraged that the breakthrough hasn’t happened yet.  Start in expectancy and stay in expectancy.  It’s better than living in the ‘blahs.’ 



I’m going to reach out to some publishers and see which one would be interested in putting out my first book.  Let’s go Lord – You go first!

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