Psalm 5:3

Psalm 5:3 states, "In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation."  What does it look like to wait in expectation?

My pastor shared with me once long ago that children wait in expectation for Christmas morning or for their birthday.  They wait in expectation for the presents they hope are coming.  I can remember being that child that was so excited because I thought I might get what I asked for.  Do we, do I, have that same excitement as I wait on the Lord?  Psalm 5:3 gives me insight on how I can obtain the excitement of a child and wait expectantly on the Lord.  First, call out to God in the morning.  Psalm 121 tells us that God does not sleep nor slumber; while we may need sleep, God does not.  As verse 8 shares, He watches over our coming and our going both now and forevermore.  God loves us and takes care of us.  Second, after  calling out to God in the morning, lay your requests at His feet.  Philippians 4:4-7 tells us that when we lay our requests at His feet He will guard our hearts and minds in Christ.  The God who created everything is quite capable of taking care of me.  Knowing that God is always there and that He will guard our heart and mind should give us the joy to wait expectantly.

While we wait on Him, so that we do not grow weary, He always give us blessings.  We have been praying for the Auction, waiting expectantly for God to do something wonderful through His people.  I asked you to pray specifically for our solicitation efforts; here is what God has already done for us:

• God has placed it on the heart of a family to donate their car to the Auction.  We have a 2003 Honda Civic that will be auctioned off.
• God worked in the hearts of several families and businesses to donate meat for the auction.  The most recent businessman said he just wanted to do something nice for our school and reduced the price of a steer for us.   The story around that donation is incredible and too long to write; please ask me about it when you see me. God worked in the heart of that man!
• God has allowed us to work to try and restore a Harley Davidson Sprint motorcycle, given us a fur coat, provided us with furniture, and the list goes on.

Many people have been praying for many months for the BBQ/Auction - don't stop now.  God is going to do something very special this year . . . I cannot wait to see what He does.