Living with Expectation

Over the past few years I have written about living with expectation or anticipation as we approach our relationship with God.  I am convinced that the enemy of our soul and the enemy of our faith does not want us living under the influence of spiritual anticipation.  We can easily identify the process of natural anticipation.  We look forward to and anticipate the birth of our first child, the visit of our children or grandchildren who have traveled a distance to visit with us, the purchase of a new home or a new automobile, or a thousand other events in our life that can stir and awaken our emotions of excitement or anticipation.  But I asked myself this question yesterday, "Why do we learn to accept the humdrum or normal attitude toward the things of God?"  Why can we find passion concerning the things that occur in our daily lives but have trouble releasing our faith as we look at the needs in our spiritual lives or the lives of our friends or family?  I truly believe that the satanic attack of fear and doubt create an atmosphere in which we are intimidated concerning the release of our faith.  The writer of Hebrews 11 declares that without faith it is impossible to please God.  The walk of faith is the basic essence of our relationship with Jesus Christ.  We are called to believe in and respond to the promises of God.  The promises of God that we find revealed in the Word of God offer a word of hope and encouragement to each of us who are facing the opportunity either to walk in anticipation or walk in the spirit of the staus quo.  I choose to believe that God is calling us to a spiritual awakening in which our faith and hope is revived, refreshed, and renewed.