No one likes to wait .Waiting at the Doctor’s office, waiting for a response from a prospective employer or business partner, waiting at the restaurant, waiting in line to check out, and the list is endless. There is no fun in waiting. I have realized that waiting is sometimes a function of an individual’s patience. Waiting provokes patience to manifest.
The good things of life are worth waiting and fighting for. Waiting is a process and how you wait determines your result. It is however essential to wait with expectation and not passively.
To wait passively is to wait without looking forward with anticipation to a favorable result . It is often characterized with skepticism, lack of actions, complaining and eventually hopelessness. Surprisingly, it is possible to find ourselves waiting on God passively. Alternately, to wait with expectation is to look forward and hope confidently for the desirable outcome; it is waiting on the integrity of God. It is characterized with growth and strength.
Benefits of waiting with expectation
Waiting with expectation will make your faith stronger. Besides,there is guarantee of favorable results and assurance of answered prayers when we wait with expectation. I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord and He inclined to me and heard my cry – Ps. 40:1 AMP. Strong expectation is the foundation of faith.David realized this and said with confidence: Indeed, none of those who expectantly wait for You will be ashamed. Ps. 25:3a(AMP).
Also, your mind will experience perfect and constant peace. There will be no need for perpetual worry because your soul will find confident rest in God. Isaiah 26:3 – You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You. Furthermore, you will experience divine strength to hold on and not quit, to walk victoriously and to stay strong. This kind of strength is inexplicable; it is a by-product of waiting expectantly.
How to wait with expectation
- Keep your heart focused on God: When you take your eyes off God, your problems become bigger. God is able to do what He has promised; He can make a way of escape for you. Abraham refused to entertain doubt in his heart despite his obvious circumstances; he stayed convinced that God is able to do whatever He has promised.
- Confess God’s promises more and complain less: Perpetual complaining creates bitterness. Instead, choose to declare God’s word regarding your situation, anticipate His deliverance, and look forward to a miracle. It will help to keep your hope alive. Ps 43:5AMP – Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become restless and disturbed within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence.
- Take actions – While waiting confidently, take actions that will help to grow your faith. Memorize scriptures that are relevant to your case.Prepare yourself for that blessing. Just like an expectant mother prepares her house for the arrival of her baby. Be a blessing to others. Look for a need around you and meet the need. Stay faithful to the little things God has committed into your hands.
Finally friends, wait on God with an expectant attitude of faith, position yourself for that breakthrough.Pray with expectation, wait with expectation, and God will never fail with you.
Shalom