Six Habits of Spiritual Increase: Expectation

The habit of expectation is a powerful spiritual posture that positions believers between God's promises and their fulfillment. Unlike wishful thinking, biblical expectation is rooted in confident faith that God will actively respond to our needs. Hebrews 11:1 reveals three levels of mature faith: believing in God, trusting God, and expecting God to move. The 120 believers in Acts 1 demonstrated this habit by positioning themselves expectantly before Pentecost, creating the spiritual atmosphere for God's powerful response. Unprocessed disappointment, viewing delay as failure, and spiritual cynicism can weaken our expectation, but we can rebuild it by returning to God's promises, praying specifically, and maintaining passionate worship.