The Narrow Way

When Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem’s walls,
he didn’t stop to wonder if it would happen
he built with the expectation
that what God started,
God would finish.

Philippians 1:6 says,
“…He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

Expectation is not passive hope.
It’s active faith.
It’s showing up with a hammer in one hand
and a sword in the other,
knowing the God who called you
will keep His word.

Living expectantly means praying like the answer is already on the way.
It means sowing when you can’t see the harvest yet.
It means worshiping in rooms that still smell like smoke from the fire you came through.

Because expectation is the language of trust.
It says, “I don’t just believe You can
I believe You will.”

Psalm 27:13–14 says,
“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”

The enemy wants to drain your hope in the waiting.
He wants to make you doubt the blueprints God placed in your heart.
But every day you keep believing,
you’re declaring war against discouragement.

Every day you prepare a place for the promise,
you’re telling heaven you’re ready.
And when the answer comes
you won’t be caught off guard.
You’ll be standing there,
hammer in hand,
smiling because you knew He’d show up.

So don’t just survive the rebuild
expect the glory to fall in the middle of it.

Because when you live expectantly,
you’re not just waiting for His move
you’re living like He’s already moving.