Expectantly

Recently I was reading the start of Psalm 37:7 " Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for him", and the word "expectantly" stood out to me. I'm guilty of coming to read the word and pray, but not waiting in expectancy for Him. If I am praying for closeness and to deepen my relationship with Him, shouldn't I be waiting with joy and excitement for my time with Him? Shouldn't I be eager to be with Him, learn about Him, and hear from Him? 

How often do I pray and ask God to work, but not live or even pray like I expect Him to be enough and to come through for me? My heart longs for a deep relationship with the One who created me. My hope is to live a life that reflects the One whose grace has saved me. How do I do this? By making time each day to come expectantly to spend time in His presence. To pray, read His word, and wait with hope and expectancy of hearing His voice. By trusting that His words are absolute truth. And trusting that He cares for me more deeply than I can imagine, and will take care of my needs. 

26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? -Matthew 6:26-27

Father, thank you for your deep love for us. Help us to seek you with expectant hearts and minds. To trust that You are always with us, always in control, and ALWAYS enough. May we have content hearts that seek and love you above all other things. Amen. 

                        

When You Seek True Rest

 So much noise. All of the
arguing. The stress. The Sadness. Busyness. 

Maybe your heart is like mine. Searching and longing to get back to that place of peace. Of true rest. To find some stillness. The place where your heart is able to let go and find peace and calm. 

I’m so thankful for a Heavenly Father who offers me this true peace and rest. Peace that is not dependent on my circumstances. How much work I got done. If my house, my kids, my job, my health, are all just what or where they need to be. Peace that is mine just because I am His and He gives it to me freely. 

Friends, I know how hard it can be to truly be still when not only the busyness of our daily lives is loud in our minds, but the weight of such heavy things in our world are making our hearts and minds spin too. 

But He is there. And He is waiting eagerly for you to come to Him. Seek Him and let Him fill you with His peace. Let Him give you true rest. He is what our souls are longing and searching for. 

     “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

‭‭                    Philippians‬ ‭4:7‬ ‭NIV‬‬