Genuine Anticipation
When speaking of expectancy, I’m not talking about false fantasies constructed in moments of distraction, but genuine anticipation that comes from hours, weeks and years of effort and pressing on. After enduring twenty years of Philistine oppression, Israel hit the threshold of expectancy and tasted the beginning of deliverance through Samson. After twenty years of enduring his father-in-law’s manipulations, Jacob finally breathed in the fragrance of expectancy and took possession of his wives, his property and his future. Twenty is the biblical number of expectancy, the kind of expectancy that comes after a long wait, a finally, an expected end. Biblical expectancy is the point when preparation brings results, the point when process yields fruit, the point when equipping fits its purpose. Expectancy isn’t a luxury, it is a necessity because it is both fuel for the journey and the light at the end of the tunnel.
(This is the second excerpt from Kathy’s article “Expectancy.” SEEC Magazine Volume 17 Issue 5)
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Time Between Expectation And Manifestation
Time Between Expectation And Manifestation (by Kathy Gabler)
One thing that keeps us walking steadily forward in working out our salvation and our purpose is expectation. The length of time between expectation and manifestation is rarely 
predictable and usually only clear to God and hindsight. In that gap between “the now” and “the future,” that gap between “anticipate” and “achieve,” that gap between “reach” and “hold,” our greatest challenge is to keep processing and not give up. Perhaps we will be more apt not to quit if we understand three things about expectation: 1) Expectation is a force to be reckoned with because it can build a runway for the future. Expectation can be a literal form of agreement that opens a portal into our lives. 2) One snare to beware of is that expectations can lock you down. People tend to watch for and only hear what they expect and so they are blinded to the hand of God moving in any other way. Our single focus on specific expectations can make us miss the real answer to our prayers. 3) Another snare is that expectations are not always positive. People expect condemnation when they feel guilty. People expect failure because of experience. People expect rejection because of wounds. Training and aligning our expectations is one way to prepare to see and receive God-results through process this year.
(This excerpt is a continuation of Kathy’s article “2013 Downloads”)
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