Expectation Has a Due Date

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"Expectation Has a Due Date"

Habakkuk 2:3

“This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.”

Expectation is the womb of manifestation. Every promise God gives is planted like a seed in the soil of your faith. But that seed is not forgotten—it has a due date. Some of us are in the season of “almost,” where you can feel it, sense it, but haven’t seen it yet. That’s the space where expectation grows or dies.

But hear this: What God has spoken over your life has a timeline attached. And you are approaching it.

God is not a tease. If He said it, He meant it. He doesn’t show you glimpses of glory just to let you fall. Expectation is your agreement with heaven that what He spoke shall come to pass.

As we enter August and September, don’t walk casually—walk expectantly. Something major is about to shift. Every delay you’ve endured, every tear you’ve cried, every “not yet” you’ve received is about to turn into a “look at God” moment.

In Habakkuk 2, the prophet is told to write the vision clearly because it will surely come—but not instantly. God's vision has timing, and delay does not mean denial. The word “appointed time” in Hebrew is moed, meaning divinely scheduled moment. You are not just waiting—you are approaching a divine moed.

• Write down one thing you are believing God to do before September.

• Declare over it daily: “It will surely take place. It will not be delayed.”

• Walk like it's already done. Talk like it’s already happening. Praise like it’s already here.

Things to Consider:

• Are you expecting something from God, or just hoping vaguely?

• What does your faith look like while you wait?

• Have you prepared for the thing you’ve prayed for?

• Romans 8:25 (NLT): “But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.”

• Isaiah 40:31 (NLT): “But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength…”

• Psalm 5:3 (NLT): “Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.”

Father God, Thank You for being a promise-keeping God. I confess that sometimes my faith wavers, but today I stand on Your Word. You’ve shown me glimpses of what’s to come, and I won’t give up before I see it. Strengthen my heart to expect You to move—not someday, but soon. Align my life with Your appointed time. I believe that by August and September, I will testify of Your faithfulness. Let expectation rise in my soul like morning light. In Jesus’ name, amen.

If you're reading this and you've lost your expectation—or never knew what it meant to trust God for real—this is your moment. Surrender your fear, your doubt, your timeline to Jesus. Let Him lead. Let Him restore your hope. Come into the kingdom where expectation meets fulfillment.

LoveUmorethanUknow Pastor Stephän Kirby