WAIT EXPECTANTLY

Today's reading: Psalm 3-5

"Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly." Psalm 5:3 NLT

Might I make a confession?

It's in regards to this verse...

I am awfully good at the first part of the verse--talking to God in the morning.

The last part of the verse--the waiting expectantly part? Well, I fail there miserably.

I pour out my needs.

I gush my list of wants.

I then, sadly, attempt to pick up God like a handbag and carry Him into my day.

I don't wait to hear from Him.

I don't wait expectantly.

I want to. I need to. I am supposed to.

How might it look?

Well, I will slow down the gear at which I live life.

I will quiet myself and listen.

I will simply sit in His presence until I feel Him tell me it's time to get up and go.

I will take pauses throughout my praying to tune in to what He imparts to my heart.

I'll also make it a point to listen more intently to Him during the day.  

Waiting expectantly will require some intentionality on my part. It will require I start going at God speed instead of the speed I prefer.