Live in Holy Anticipation

Up early and thought this was a winner from Mark Batterson, lead paster of National Community Church in Washington, DC . . . 

Five words tell me everything I need to know about Cornelius [in Acts 10]: He prayed to God regularly. Scripture doesn't record exactly when or where or how he prayed. It doesn't reveal whether he prayed in the morning or the evening. It doesn't tell us what he said or the posture he prayed in. It just says he prayed regularly. And when you pray to God regularly, irregular things happen on a regular basis. You never know when or where God will invade the routine of your life, but you can live in holy anticipation, knowing that God is orchestrating something special.

Like a grandmaster who strategically positions chess pieces on a chessboard, God is always positioning us for divine appointments. And prayer is the way we discern the next move. The plans of God are only revealed in the presence of God. We don't get our marching orders until we get on our knees! But if we hit our knees, God will take us places we never imagined going by paths we didn't even know existed.

Make it a great Monday, May 13th and Happy Birthday Emily!