HAVE ANTICIPATION!
"The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish." Proverbs 10:28. I think that anticipation is expectation with excitement! Anticipation is hope, because you're looking forward to something you want to happen. As in the above Scripture, when we hope righteously in The Lord, we will be glad. But, the expectation of the wicked shall perish. They expect certain things to take place, none of which cause excitement or happiness. They don't have hope.
"And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee." Psalms 39:7.
Not only can we anticipate great things with God, but we don't have to wait for the arrival of those moments to rejoice! Our hope for the future is in The Lord, and that's reason for celebration in the present. Why? JESUS WILL NEVER LET US DOWN.
"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5. God is always near. He never leaves us. He desires to provide for all of our needs. Don't set your expectation in this world. Don't expect people or things to fill that void. Don't covet after things, because: "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us," Ephesians 3:20. BE OVERLY EXCITED ABOUT THE EXCEEDING ABUNDANCE IN JESUS! Pray. Wait. Anticipate!
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Gina Pietrzak
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