Day 308 Honoring My Husband With Expectations Part II

I started this message some time ago and since that time I have been challenged with the opportunity to complete it.  As I prayed about it, it was revealed to me that my assignment was to honor my husband for the entire year of 2011 and although I started in February I did spend 2011 honoring my husband.  I have since been pondering so what's next.  Do I continue to complete the 365 days, have I been procrastinating because I know it will be over in a blink, or is God telling me my assignment is complete.  Either way I am feeling a sense of completeness and incompleteness at the same time.  That being said, I have decided to complete the 365 days and to determine at that point, what's next.  I thank you for your patience as I worked through my dilemma.

On day 308 I honored my husband by continuing with the theme of expectations.  I have proclaimed 2012 to be my year of expectation and I am amazed at how the Lord has already begun to show up and show out.  I also recognize that I did not fully claim all of what I am expecting this year and so Part II of honoring my husband with expectations is making it plain about what we are expecting.

1.  First and foremost I am expecting God to continue blessing us with a peace beyond our own understanding through all situations. 
2.  We are expecting God to open doors in my business beyond my wildest expectations.
3.  We are expecting God to turn up the heat in Bryan's business allowing him to experience the growth he anticipate.
4.  We are expecting God to honor our love by blessing us with his bundle of joy.
5.  We are expecting God to be with us in all that we do and say so that our lights shine wherever we go.
5. We are expecting God to bless us financially so that our giving is matched or exceeds when I was employed.
6.  We are expecting God to surround us with the love of real and authentic friends.  Those that can and will share in our blessings and are a blessing to us as well.
7.  We are expecting God to use our church, New Psalmist Baptist Church to have a major impact on the city of Baltimore in a multicultural way.
8.  We are expecting to be used by God in a way that impacts and grows his kingdom.
9.  We are expecting God to increase our knowledge of him and his supernatural abilities beyond our current state.
10.  We are expecting God to increase our love, grow our marriage, improve our family relationships and continue to cover and protect our hearts and home.

The Lord says we do not have because we have not asked.  I have learned from experience that speaking things into existence is a sure way to know the Lord has heard our cry.  Please feel free to join me in experiencing a year of expectations from the Lord.  I am excited and on fire about what he is and will do throughout the year.  I have already seen several small examples so I cannot wait to see how he tackles the big things.  Please share your stories with us; we would love to hear from you.

Blessings,

Rochelle

"Yet you do not have because you do not ask." James 4:2

Day 307 Honoring My Husband With Expectation

May 2012 be filled with Gods love,
peace, joy and blessings beyond your
wildest expectations.

Happy New Year! 

This morning I woke up truly on fire for the Lord.  Bryan and I attend church on New Years eve and last night we had a tremendous time in church.  On today I had to usher so we stayed closer to the church to minimize our travel time.  I could not sleep half the night.  I woke up at 4 AM and could not go back to sleep.  I felt the Lord ministering to me as I laid awake.  I decided to get up and go to church early because I was so filled and wanted to praise the Lord for all he has done and is doing and will be doing in 2012.

To my surprise my Pastor preached about how much the Lord loves praise and how important it is for us to be on fire for the Lord.  It was such a confirmation of what I was experiencing.  At the end of the service last night I sent out emails to all my family and friends to wish them a Happy New Year.  I shared with them that this year is my year of expectation.  Each year I identify a theme for myself for the year and on my calendar I had already noted that 2012 would be my year of learning.  I was a little surprised when I read it given I just spent 2 1/2 years of learning and I could not remember why I had decided on that theme for this year.  The only thing I could think of was a goal I established for the year which is to become fully fluent in Spanish as I was some years ago. 

I decided to pray about what this year should be about for me and the Lord spoke as clear as day.  This is your year of expectation.  Today I am honoring Bryan with expectations because the Lord has been ministering to my spirit for the past two months about 2012 and what he is going to do in both our businesses, in our family and our marriage.  I am honoring  him in expectation by praising God with a pre-praise for what's to come.   As I've said before, I don't know how or when, but I know who and I believe he will do exactly what he said and even beyond our expectations in every way.  So what exactly am I expecting.  Many say the best way to not be disappointed is to expect nothing. Well I say simply expect the move of God, follow his lead and no matter what happens it will be great because God is great.  So I am simply expecting God to move in a mighty and masterful way as only he can and wherever he moves I will be following.

Last month our church had revival and one of the Pastors preached about having faith that is so strong you believe in the supernatural.  Anyone that knows me know that I am a woman of great faith and as my Pastor preached today about turning up the fire from a simmer to a boil, I have turned up my faith and my praise to a rapid boil in celebration of Gods goodness for yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Wives of the world how can you or do you honor your husband with expectations?  What has the Lord promised you he would do that you are holding for you and your husband?  What is the theme for your life or marriage for this year?  How can you honor him with expectation on today?  Please share your stories with us; we would love to hear from you.

Blessings,

Rochelle

My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. Psalm 62:5

"Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday." Sarah Breathnach