Expect

Expect...it's a funny little word that I've been thinking a lot about lately and it just keeps coming up. To expect something is to look forward to, to anticipate, to consider something to be probable or certain.

Expect great things of God!

Why is it so hard to expect God to come through and expect him to do awe inspiring amazing things? Maybe it's because we've been taught not to raise our expectations so that we aren't disappointed people have told us to keep our expectations realistic so that we aren't let down. But that's not how it works with God. Our God is SO great, and powerful that it is foolish not to expect Him to come through and do amazing things!

God is in control of everything, which means we will never have to worry about being disappointed! Our God is able to do far more abundantly than we could ever ask or imagine! He wants us to expect great things of Him and he wants to blow us away with is amazingness!

Expect more of God! Expect Him to show you life changing things every day! Wake up ready to listen to what God has to say to you! Ready to experience more of his love and grace!

God is there and ready to reveal himself to you, we just have to be ready to listen and expect God to show us more of himself daily!

Are you ready to take Jesus at his word? He says that if you ask, you will receive. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened. I suspect we expect little things from God. We don’t really expect God to change things. We just expect him to help us cope. We have not because we ask not. We do not believe God will deliver, so we do not give him the chance. I challenge us all to pray expecting God to do amazing, miraculous things—things you can scarcely imagine. God can do it. He will do it!

"Now to him who is able to do immesurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations for ever and ever amen." Ephesians 3:20-21

[Prayer] Part III

While petition exhausts, praise invigorates...praising energizes and renews praying.

Petition-- Sought by request and entreaty

When we make petitions of God we are asking him to do something, to help us, to change or circumstances, to provide something etc. We are focusing on ourselves and our problems. This is why petition exhausts, because life on earth is discouraging and if we are constantly focusing on what we need it will not be an encouragement to us, but rather a discouragement.

Praising-- Offering grateful homage, the act of expressing approval or admiration

When we are praising God we are taking our eyes off our circumstances and instead we are fixing our eyes on God and remembering how great and awesome he is and all that he has already done for us.

Don't let your prayers stop at petition, instead make sure you are also praising God through your prayers, it will invigorate your soul and give you hope and encouragement in even the most difficult circumstances. Reminding yourself of God's character and past faithfulness will increase your faith and joy! It will help you to fix your eyes on the all powerful savior instead of being preoccupied with your weaknesses and troubles.

Love came Down

Recently I have really been enjoying listening to worship music! The truth is so real and it always

speaks to my soul! I love praising God! These lyrics below are soo good!

"If my heart is overwhelmed and I cannot hear Your voice

I'll hold on to what is true though I cannot see

If the storms of life they come and the road ahead gets steep

I will lift these hands in faith I will believe

I remind myself of all that you've done

and the life I have because of Your son

Love came down and rescued me

Love came down and set me free

I am Yours I am forever Yours

Mountain high or valley low
I sing out remind my soul

I am Yours forever Yours

When my heart is filled with hope and every promise comes my way

When I feel your hands of grace rest upon me

Staying desperate for You God, Staying humbled at Your feet

I will lift these hands and praise I will believe."

One of my favorite songs at the moment...captures my heart's cry. Lord my life is completely yours I am yours forever!

Stirring...

I can feel God stirring things in my heart and it makes me really excited! I'm not quite sure what he is doing in me yet, but I cannot wait to see what he has in store for me, and where he is going to take my dreams! I'm leaving my life in his hands and i'm ready to follow where he is leading me!

“You know it’s a kingdom dream when it’s bigger than yourself.That’s what I’ve grown to find

irresistible about the dream God has placed in my heart. That to accomplish it I have to seek the

Lord in every aspect. Some days, that’s hard, and others it’s freeing."Praying for my future and my

heart is ready to serve the Lord with my gifts, dreams ambitions and my whole life!

[Prayer] Part II

Provoking video on Prayer from David Platt

[Prayer] Part I

So this year...my only resolution was to study prayer and pray more! Prayer is such an amazing gift and one that I take for granted so often, I mean we get to talk to the creator of the universe ANYTIME we want, and he will ALWAYS listen to us, and answer our prayers! God is the only person who is there for you 24/7 who always wants you to come to him and wants to hear about your life, God genuinly loves it when we talk to him, and in order to have a deep growing personal relationship with God we must pray to and talk to our father. it's just like any friendship, the more you talk, and the more you pour out your heart to someone the closer you become.

I get discouraged sometimes when I realize how little I pray, but I'm seeking to read, and study and practice prayer daily and I am praying that God will help my life to be one characterized by constant communication with and dependence on my Savior and Maker the God of the universe!

1 Thessalonians 5:17 pray without ceasing

....I'll continue to write more posts on prayer and I journey through becoming someone who constantly seeks the Lord! Can't wait to watch how God works in my life and see the amazing things he does through my simply, and inadequate prayers.

God Time!

"Make a plan now to keep a daily appointment with God. The enemy is going to tell you to set it

aside, but you must carve out the time. If you're too busy to meet with the Lord, friend, then

you are simply too busy" ( Charles Swindoll )

Such a challenging quote! So often my quite time get pushed out by the craziness of life! I need to

carve out time for God and be disciplined and spending time in prayer and his word.

My goal for the week: Spend 30min with God EVERY day!

Honestly that's really not that much time at all... and if you add the the couple minutes here and there on facebook, blogs etc. I'm sure it adds up to more than 30min...so if I can spend 30min wasting time online I can afford to cut that out and spend 30min with something that has eternal value spending time with my Lord and Savior!

I'm so excited to see how God is going to meet me this week as I seek to be diligent and spending time with him! :)