Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Expectant Prayer

I have to admit I have never really prayed expectantly; I don't think I ever thought about it much until recently. Now it seems to be surfacing a lot. Funny how that happens when God's trying to teach you something. I'm completely in awe of Habakkuk and his boldness. He prayed and he expected answers! Now don't get me wrong, he wasn't being rude or testing God in any way, he was just so full of faith that God would answer him. How many times have I prayed not really expecting an answer. Hoping, yes, but not expecting and believing. What I've been learning is that we have to BELIEVE by faith that our prayers will be answered and then WATCH for the answer to come. Otherwise we may just miss it! And it may not be anything like we were thinking, but His thoughts and His ways are so much higher, so we can know His answer will always be best. I can't help but wonder what answers I may have missed because I wasn't watching for them. Habakkuk said "I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me." Another version says "I will climb up into my watchtower now and wait to see what the Lord will say to me." It's easy to get caught up in what I can see and forget to be watching and waiting in great anticipation of what He will do. Lord, help me to walk by faith and not by sight, and please don't let me miss any of Your answers. Amen.
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  1. DonnyJune 25, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    Hmm. thought provoking post.

    I have a couple rejoinders. OF COURSE Habakkuk would expect God to speak/answer him. Habakkuk was a prophet. In the Old Testament, that's how God communicated with people. He speaks through the prophet and then the prophet would pass on the message. Remember, back then people didn't have much of a 'Bible' at that point in history.

    Second, be careful that you're not putting your faith in 'expectancy' but still putting your faith in God/Christ. I can have STRONG faith and expectancy in a real thin piece of ice... But it will not hold me. OR I can have very small faith and expectancy in a very thick piece of ice.... and it WILL hold me.

    Remember, its not our faith per se that saves us. Its the OBJECT of our faith. He is able. He is able.

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