Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
**Daily Devotional**
With a handful of Cheerios, I tip-toed across the deck in my backyard trying to sneak up on the fish in the pond. Perhaps it was my shadow on the water . . . or maybe I wasn?t as sneaky as I thought. As I approached the railing, 15 enormous goldfish raced toward me, their large mouths frantically opening and closing in eager anticipation of an expected treat.
So, why did the fish so furiously flap their fins? Because my mere presence set off a conditioned response in their tiny fish brains that told them I had something special to give them.
If only we always had such a response to God and His desire to give us good gifts?a response based on our past experience with Him that flows from a deep-seated knowledge of His character.
Missionary William Carey stated: ?Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God.? God desires to equip us perfectly for what He wants us to do, and He invites us to ?come boldly? to find mercy and grace in time of need (Heb. 4:16).
When we as God?s children are living in faith, we can have an exciting expectancy and a quiet confidence that God will give us exactly what we need, when we need it (Matt. 7:8-11). ? Cindy Hess Kasper
When with expectancy we pray
According to God?s will,
We?ll see Him working in our lives
His purpose to fulfill. ?Sper
Prayer without expectancy is unbelief in disguise.