Great Expectations!!!

An extremely late 'Happy New Year' everyone!

Now down to business. Each new year brings with it new hopes and dreams for the future. It's a time to put the past behind and start making fresh plans and looking ahead. It is also the time of year when we start to make resolutions about dieting, moving house and going for a new job or we write goals that we have every intention of reaching. New Year is a wonderful time it is for our spirit what a breath of fresh air on a cold crisp winters morning is for our lungs, you just tingle with excitement.

It is this excitement that we should allow to be the fuel for our prayers. The anticipation of the goodness we expect to see come to pass in our lives. John says 'This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us,whatever we ask, we know that we have what we asked of him'. Take this opportunity therefore to revive your prayer life and come before God in confidence and expectation, with joy and gladness of heart especially concerning those prayers which you were almost tempted to give up on. Hebrews says it this way 'So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded', just think how wonderful it will feel when your prayers are answered and those desires of your heart have been manifested.

Determine in your heart just like David that you will never be forsaken nor will your seed ever have to beg, God is faithful to His promises and if He said it He will do it. Never give up but be tenacious about getting results in your life, having your prayers answered and seeing the goodness of God!