ODB: expectancy
October 1, 2009
Prayer without expectancy is unbelief in disguise.
READ: Matthew 7:7-11
If you . . . know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! —Matthew 7:11
With a handful of Cheerios, I tip-toed across the deck in my backyard trying to sneak up on the fish in the pond. Perhaps it was my shadow on the water . . . or maybe I wasn’t as sneaky as I thought. As I approached the railing, 15 enormous goldfish raced toward me, their large mouths frantically opening and closing in eager anticipation of an expected treat.
So, why did the fish so furiously flap their fins? Because my mere presence set off a conditioned response in their tiny fish brains that told them I had something special to give them.
If only we always had such a response to God and His desire to give us good gifts—a response based on our past experience with Him that flows from a deep-seated knowledge of His character.
Missionary William Carey stated: “Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God.” God desires to equip us perfectly for what He wants us to do, and He invites us to “come boldly” to find mercy and grace in time of need (Heb. 4:16).
When we as God’s children are living in faith, we can have an exciting expectancy and a quiet confidence that God will give us exactly what we need, when we need it (Matt. 7:8-11). — Cindy Hess Kasper
Source: Our Daily Bread
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yesterday i prayed about my need (to open some opportunity in my study) and submitt all my worries to Him. not long from that, He answer all my prayers to fullfil all my needs.
I’m very gratefull to God. God know what his children needs and want to give them good things also, but He want us expect them from Him, and ask in our prayer.
This keeps our faith simple and uncomplicated. While the world expects to get their needs through means other than God, the focus falls on ourselves and we pride ourselves when something is accomplished. Lest we forget that every achievement comes from God.
mm.. sometimes waiting for too long causes people(like me) to think that God’s just taking his time so we stop expecting. Then He reminds us that he’s not forgotten our prayers through stuff like this