What It Means to Wait in Expectation

by Chuck Adair on January 26, 2024

What It Means to Wait in Expectation

Read Habakkuk 2:1

Today’s Truth

We are quick to ask God for answers, but do we put ourselves in a position to receive them? We live in a fast-paced, instant gratification driven world where a slow answer often means no answer. If we don’t receive immediate answers, we jump to the next solution or try to figure things out on our own.

Discussion Question-Read Chapter 2

Is there a prayer you have given up on because you haven’t seen an answer?
Habakkuk compares his waiting stance to that of a watchman in a watchtower. How would you describe your attitude to waiting on God?
What is one way you can better position yourself to hear from God today?

Life Application

God hears every prayer and answers them how He sees fit. Not how we see fit. Sometimes we have to wait for direction, but waiting is not the same as doing nothing. To wait with expectation is to continue seeking God believing He hears us and has something to say.

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About the Author

Chuck Adair

If you ask Chuck his favorite thing in life to do, he would tell you it is the teaching and preaching of the scriptures and to call all people to engage in the great adventure of abiding with Christ. He desires to connect people with the richness, adventure, and fullness of life that comes through Christ alone and to reach the unchurched, de-churched, dead-churched, and unmoved. Chuck is married to his best friend Kristin and has two adult children, Taylor and Linley. Kris and Chuck believe the quality of their marriage rises and falls, not on circumstances or feelings, but based on their daily abiding with Jesus (Jn 15.5).

What It Means to Wait in Expectation