Last week I left us with the following:
Daily and in the moments of each day, we have the opportunity to seek HIS presence and expect HE wants us to seek HIM. This is the way a deep, honest and involved relationship works. Be honest with yourself, do you think of those closest to you during your day? If you're married or engaged, how often do you think about your mate during your day? Although separated by the business of the day, our relationship doesn't cease or suffer. We still desire this one we love, the person we've committed our live to in this earthly journey.
My wife (Tracy) calls me everyday during her lunch. Just checking in to see how I'm doing and "what cha' doing". Sometimes, I'm unable to take her call or even able to call her back and I hate this. We banter and have a short two minute conversation. We love doing this, because we love each other and want to speak to one another. At times, we talk longer as something needs our attention and some action maybe required.
I bring this up to say, commitment to one another is more than talk. She and I decide that we want to stay connected. We want and need to talk during our day. We want to be together more than apart. Here it is, we EXPECT that our desire is the same one for the other! I expect she's going to call and guess what, if she gets busy and doesn't call, I'm on the phone calling her.
Expectations build in a relationship just as naturally as breathing. Now for the rub. If we are cavalier in our walk with our Lord and Savior, can we really expect to know His presence? If we don't read and study HIS Word, can we honestly expect to learn who HE is to us? Without a consistent prayer life, can we ever learn to converse with our Father? Without walking in faith by taking steps of faith, can we ever develop trust in our Father?
By studying HIS Word, we can expect to see how our Father has dealt with His children, since Adam and Eve. In studying we learn how to avoid pitfalls and greater still we learn of the consistency of God. Our Father never changes, His actions, concern and discipline are all the result of HIS great love for us!
In prayer, we learn how to pour out our hearts in confession of failings and sins. We learn how to honestly praise HIM for who HE is and who HE is in our life. To acknowledge that we need HIM in every area of our life. (This certainly grows as we grow, because we start out being self-reliant due to our sin nature.) In prayer we bare ourselves to HIM who knows everything about us already, but in doing so we acknowledge to our self that HE knows and cares. In prayer we confess all to our Father without condemnation, for HIS plan is work out in us the very image of Jesus Christ.
Steps of faith are those actions we take believing the truth of God before seeing the truth. We tithe and give offerings first out of obedience to His Word. Then we see His faithfulness to us and we start giving more based on the experience of our faith. As we go along, our Father places challenges before us to stretch our faith. An every case, faith is what we believe turned into action.
Faith is the way we walk expectantly in God's truths. At every turn, in the moments of life both large and small. Sometimes, I personally marvel more at seeing HIM is the smallest of things. Regardless, as we grow and come to expect meeting our Father in every aspect of this life, we find HIS rhythm for our life.
Live expectantly today and every day, for our Father wants to be in a active, intimate and vibrant relationship with you and I.
Blessings & Peace
~Robert
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