13/07/2018
HAVE AN EXPECTANT HEART
““Keep on ASKING , and you will RECEIVE what you ask for. Keep on SEEKING, and you will FIND. Keep on KNOCKING, and the door will be OPENED to you.”
Matthew 7:7 NLT
In reading this verse, the word "PERSISTENT" came into mind. The word simply means "continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition." So often when things don't look like they are coming together, our attitudes change and we can end up not believing that things will come together.
It's actually key not to loose faith and TRUST God and His PROCESS. Hebrews 11:6 says:
“And without FAITH it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that he exists and that He REWARDS those who EARNESTLY SEEK HIM.” Hebrews 11:6 NIV
So when we come to God in PRAYER, firstly we need to SEEK Him, we should PRAY according to His WORD, KNOW and understand what He has PROMISED His children according to His Word, we should also apply FAITH and waiver not
Sometimes instead of changing things and opening the door of Blessings God will look to change you first, Increase your FAITH first before showering you with BLESSINGS. It is during that time of waiting when your FAITH is being tested that you should not give up but remain EXPECTANT .
A great example of an expectant heart is that of King Darius after he threw Daniel in the lions den (Daniel 6). In as much as he had passed the law and ordered Daniel to be thrown in the den, he did not eat, he fasted and prayed that the lions would not eat Daniel and in the morning he ran up to the gate calling out for Daniel.
We need to have this KINGDOM ATTITUDE to BELIEVE God's TRUTH even when circumstances don't look like it. We shouldn't allow ourselves to be deceived and get discouraged by the enemy, if God PROMISED it in His word, it will come to PASS - Glory!