This word is submitted by Steve Bliss (FireCarrier@ns1.creativityplus.com)

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                   What are you expecting from God?

God encouraged me by explaining that He actually likes spending time 
with each of His children. He wants to build relationship with His friends.

We are to begin to expect God in unexpected places. God wishes to reveal 
Himself to us as well as the lost. He brings us dreams and visions in the 
night (Daniel 7:2). He wishes to show us His ways and plans. He wishes to 
teach us even as we sleep (see Psalm 16:7, Psalm 17:3, Psalm 42:8).

He wishes to challenge His people to begin to ask for more. There is much 
to be done. We are to receive from God.  Allow James 4:2 to remind us that 
we are to pray/ask God for the things we want and need. It is in our growing 
relationship with God that we can see how faithful he is to reveal His word.  
"For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your 
amazement he will show him even greater things than these" (John 5:20, NIV). 
    
What do you expect of God? If you are expecting nothing, that is exactly 
what you will receive, nothing.  We are to exercise our faith so that we 
may be prepared to do the works that will soon be necessary of God's people 
in advancing the kingdom. Challenge God and surprise yourself; allow your 
level of faith to be increased. You'll not receive a stone or a scorpion 
(Luke 11:10-13).