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0:02 We wanna honor God because he sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:56 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to the broadcast today. We are so happy you're joining us. Today, we're gonna be talking about great expectations. And, you know, if you live in a place of1:07 really expecting to receive from the Lord and to hear from the Lord and just just live in that place and believe and know that he wants to communicate with you, he wants1:19 you to expect good things from him, you are gonna see miracles. And we're gonna talk today about 2 people called Simeon and Anna in the bible that lived that1:31 way. They just really really expected to to receive from the Lord. And I know they're not super popular characters, but, you know, they're they're cast members. They are.1:41 And and they waited on the1:44 Lord. Them.1:44 Yeah. Exactly. And and I mean, how many of us are waiting for something that, you know, the Lord put in our heart and we just have faith1:56 that even though it doesn't look like it's ever going to happen, maybe even our family members think this is never gonna happen, they're just kinda crazy. But Anna and Simeon2:08 waited, the bible talks about them, they waited day and night in the temple. Every day and every night. And some people think that Anna, you know, that2:20 she was this young woman who got married and then 7 years later her husband died. Yeah. And so she went into the temple as a widow2:32 and some people think that she was like 80 something years old, but some think she was 104 before what she had waited on finally walked through the door, and2:44 that was Jesus.2:45 Yeah. It it's such a remarkable story. You know, when you think about, you know, why the bible, you know, I think about every story that actually made the bible because, you know, there could have been just millions of2:57 even just Jesus alone in his his ministry time. But the the things that actually make the bible are there for a reason and to really just show us and what we can learn from from these3:09 different people and the different things that they went through. And, you know, Simeon had said a prayer. He said that he never wanted to die without seeing the Messiah. He3:21 prayed that prayer and he just was so expectant that God would answer his prayer. And when Mary and Joseph were bringing the baby Jesus to the temple, he was only 8 days old and3:33 they were bringing him there for his circumcision. But what was really stood out to me is Simeon was there and when he saw Jesus, he did not know that the Messiah would be a3:44 baby. And when he saw Jesus, he recognized him as the Messiah. And I just I'm so awed by that. Like, thought about what would make him like, was3:56 it so an anointing? I mean, imagine it was Jesus, but that he knew and recognized there he is. That's the Messiah. And he was so exuberant about it that4:08 that everyone including Anna who was in the temple could could see that he he was just overwhelmed and overjoyed. And he from that point on, he felt like his life4:20 was complete, that God had answered his prayer, that he lived with that expectation, that he would live to see the Messiah face to face. And so imagine just being able to4:32 be so in a place of confidence in your expectations of the Lord that you would even recognize the Messiah as being a baby. And even just that's4:44 so amazing to It4:45 is so like the Lord to do something like you don't expect.4:49 Yes.4:50 Right? Many times do you get this vision in your head when you're waiting on the Lord, when you're praying4:56 Yeah.4:56 That, you know, that this is gonna happen. I always picture things like a Hallmark movie, you know, like this is gonna happen, and this is gonna happen, and it has a nice little bow on it. I never think it's gonna5:08 happen little by little, you know. Now this particular miracle didn't happen that way, but the Bible says, despise not the day of small beginnings. And so many5:20 times, your miracle begins to happen in phases. It's little by little as you wait on the Lord. Things begin to unfold and to develop. But that5:32 day, you know, they Anna and Simeon had waited for decades for Jesus to come, for the Messiah to come. And you know, so many,5:44 you know, we we we broadcast this program all over the world and and there are people that are watching and maybe you have something inside of you and you're5:55 waiting on something, you know you're missing something and you can't quite figure out what it is and it's like no matter what you do you're not satisfied.6:08 But what you're really waiting on is the same thing Anna and Simeon were waiting on and it's Jesus.6:16 Yeah. And you know, there's there's you know, if you think about the waiting period and what they were doing, they weren't just doing nothing. You know, Anna was a worshiper. She had6:28 gone through the death of her husband. She was a widow. And then it said that she stayed there at the temple day and night for years on end. She fasted, she prayed, she6:39 worshipped. And it said that she was a prophetess, so she still had impact. God used her powerfully and mightily. You know, no matter what, you know, even if you've gone through a very very6:51 difficult time, when you live with expectation, when you come from a place of praise, when you are just a worshiper no matter what's going on in your life, then God would use you. You know, when7:03 you when you abide in him, he abides in you. And and I think about that's where she was given her abilities to be a prophetess and speak life and encouragement into other people's7:15 lives. And, you know, that is, you know, if you look at these people just so used of God while they're waiting on him. God And7:25 you know day in, day out that you're not feeling anything. Yeah. You know, so many times you see people on TV or you see the pastor who is at the pulpit in front of the whole7:36 congregation, and you think, oh, they hear from God just like that. You know, as soon as they, you know, ask the Lord for something, he's just answering, and I'm out here in the audience just wishing I had that kind of7:47 relationship. You know what? Everybody waits on the Lord. It doesn't matter who you are. You know, you wait on the Lord. Expectant. Exactly.7:56 You wait and you expect to hear from the Lord because let me just tell you, the Lord's timing is not our timing. And, you know, his it it it's like it says 1000 years is a day and a day8:08 is 1000 years. And his timing is praying, you feel that. Yes. Some days, it feels like, you know, 1000000 years. But It's true. When you are waiting on the Lord with expectations, you know, if you're8:20 not expecting good things and for him to hear you and to answer you and to take care of you, then why even pray? Yeah. So we need to get our hopes up and we need to be expectant8:32 of what God's gonna do in our lives. And we're gonna talk more about that when we come right back. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle.8:40 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus8:51 Christ. When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and9:03 the overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungry to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by9:15 logging on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 88 road9:27 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission9:38 today. Give now.9:42 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Nina and Michelle. We are talking today about 2 characters in the bible that waited on the lord until they got their breakthrough, and their breakthrough9:54 was they got to hold the baby Jesus, the Messiah, the 1 that that that all the earth waited on all of that10:06 time. And the Lord spoke to put it in both Anna and Simeon's hearts that they would see Jesus, and they did not let their faith10:18 waver. Day and night, the Bible says that they waited on the Lord. Now, guys, this was for decades. They went day and night. Now, I can see, you10:30 know, we pray and it and if it doesn't happen, some people just give it up. You know, they they're thinking it's never gonna happen.10:38 God, it's not real.10:39 They waited for decades Mhmm. Until God finally answered their prayer. And and the bible says that they that wait on the Lord, that10:51 they will mount up like eagles and God will renew their strength. And so when you wait on the Lord, even when it looks like nothing is happening, I11:03 mean nothing. Like do you ever get in the middle of praying for something and nothing is happening, and you feel like you can't hear from God, you don't feel anything, you're not feeling11:14 goosebumps, you're not feeling anything, but yet there's something in your spirit that says, hang on a minute.11:22 Mhmm.11:23 Hang on a while. Do not give up. Do not faint. Yeah. Wait on the Lord.11:30 You know, encourage yourself in the most holy of the word of God. Just encourage yourself with the word of God and God's holiness and just live from that place of11:42 complete expectancy that you know that you know that you know. And I always think, live in such a way that those who know you but don't know God will come to11:54 know God because they know you. Because they're gonna see you in a trial, they're gonna see you in the pit, They're gonna see no matter what you're going through that you are expecting a12:06 a different outcome than what you're dealing with. You're expecting God to move. You are expecting God to show up. And it doesn't matter how long it's taking. You know, recently, I've just I12:18 you know, we have a lot of Bibles. You and I both. We we I have so many get each other Bibles for every kind of version. Just love the word. And and and so sometimes I'll just pick up12:29 a bible that I haven't used. It's not my always bible. And I'll pick 1 up and there'll be something that I had written in a margin and it might say 20 12 or something that I was praying for or12:41 hoping for and I'll say that happened. And you know what? That happened. Thank you. You know what? And I might not12:48 Sometimes you go and that there's something that still has not been answered. It's true. But but12:54 also, there's times where it's like I'll look back and I'll think that might not have happened in 20 12, that might have happened in 20 18. But but I'm thinking that did eventually happen and did I remember to thank13:06 God for it? Did I remember to say that was you? Because so, you know, big and small, sometimes we forget or did we just lose track of some of the things that we were praying for13:18 or say, you know, you know, can't win them all. You know how that is. It's not how it is with God. He's so faithful and when you look back at those times and those things that you might have been waiting on and and13:30 it's kinda good to go and recant some of that stuff. Oh, yeah. And some things, like you said,13:36 still waiting. Still waiting. Still waiting. And you can't give up on those things no matter what it looks like. I seriously from the time the Lord spoke something to my heart when I was 1713:48 until I was 43, it didn't happen. But I just knew in my spirit it was gonna happen.13:55 It13:55 sounded crazy, but the Lord really put that vision in my heart. And I will tell you that some of my friends, they're like, it happened. Oh my gosh. After all that time,14:07 you know. And so I just the day that that it came to fruition after all those years, the Lord told me when I was 17 that I would work at14:19 CBN, the the Christian Broadcasting Network. And at 43 when I finally walked onto that campus, and I mean, I I didn't even have the job yet,14:31 but I kept weeping. And it was me and another person that but I knew I had it because there's no way that God was not gonna give me that job. I just knew14:43 because I knew you know, I I tell my husband, I know it with my nowhere. I can't explain why. I just know this is gonna happen.14:51 And you stand. Yes. Take a stand.14:54 And you just deny. I mean, I I I had to, like, wipe all the the, you know, mascara off my face and go in and interview for the job without makeup on because I had cried it all15:06 off because I knew I was watching the goodness of God after waiting all those years, and that he was gonna use me in the way that he promised to15:18 use me when I was 17 years old, and it seemed so ridiculous. It seemed outrageous to me that that could happen, but I just felt it and I just kept waiting for15:30 it.15:30 And you know what? That was you living with an expectation that God was going to move. He was gonna answer that prayer. And sometimes you might have even, you know, put some of your prayer requests15:42 and some of your just the the desires of your heart on the back burner where you think it's just impossible or that God has forgotten about you. And let me just say, Simeon and Anna, you15:54 know, again, not super popular characters in the bible. You know, they're not out there slaying giants and doing all this great stuff. But why are they such important examples to us? Because of their16:06 expectations, because of their worship, because God still used them. He put them in the Bible to encourage us to wait on the Lord. And that if you worship and you praise16:17 him, no matter what's going on, that you're going to see victory in your life. You're gonna see a breakthrough because God is the God of breakthrough. God is the God who who is the16:29 the the power to exceed your expectations and all that you have want and need from him. And so if you just follow him, if you keep your eyes focused on him no matter what16:41 it looks like and and and stay in the place of agreement. Don't get into the agreement with it's never gonna happen. Don't start speaking all of that. Just say I know and in the meantime, while I'm16:53 waiting on you, I'm just gonna praise you. I'm just gonna stay in this place of praise and worship. And you know, and and watch God move in your life in so many ways because when you praise him, he17:05 inhabits those praises and that's where the expectations can really come. That's where you'll have that peace to know that no matter what, no matter how long it takes, God's gonna work it out and you're okay17:17 in the waiting. He's still got you and he's still there. Amen. And we're gonna talk more about that when we come right back. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. Stay there.17:27 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.17:39 When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and the17:50 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging18:02 on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 88 road18:14 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission18:25 today. Give now.18:28 Welcome back to Grace Grace with 9 and Michelle. We're talking about Anna and Simeon, 2 people who were very old and they had waited on the Lord pretty18:40 much their entire lives. And, you know, Naina, I I think about how many people are out there that feel like, you know, I've lived my whole life and I really haven't done anything for God18:52 and it's just too late. But Anna and Simeon are 2 examples of people who waited day and night and day and night until the Lord finally19:04 appeared as a baby. They held the baby messiah in their hands and dedicated him to the Lord. And can you imagine their exceeding joy and knowing that all19:16 that waiting was all worth it, that they had faith to believe and saw and they actually saw their miracles. Isn't that amazing?19:25 Well, and and you know, they humbled themselves before the Lord. And Yes. The bible says in James 4 10, humble yourselves before the Lord and he will raise you up in honor. And you know,19:37 Sue, it didn't matter what people thought of them. It didn't matter about like think about just the tons of people that were in and out of that temple in the decades that they were there. And who19:49 would have thought they were crazy or weird or whatever. It didn't matter because they were living out great expectations. They were so so steadfast and dedicating20:01 their lives in a faithfulness to seeing their prayers answered and to seeing God move on their behalf. And you know what? God noticed them. God noticed them and no matter how long they were20:12 waiting, think about what God's saying, wait. Guys, just keep going. I got it. It's coming. This the Messiah is coming. And the fact again, going back to the fact that20:24 they recognized him. When Jesus, the Messiah, showed up in that temple, he was only 8 days old. And, you know, there was nothing that said, if you20:36 read the story, there was nothing ever that showed that they should anticipate a baby. They just knew. They saw him. They recognized that this is him. This is him.20:48 This is who we've waited on. And that's what I want. I want to be so just recognize when God's moving in my life, when God's doing something, when hey, that was God.21:00 God said that. I feel God here. You live in a place of expectations that you would recognize God in every scenario. He's there with you no matter what. No matter21:11 how long you're waiting. God was with them. God was saying, hey, hold on. It's coming. No matter what. He honored them. He noticed them. He took care of them because they humbled themselves and they21:23 lived with a great expectation that God would answer their prayers and I just love that so much.21:29 I'm too and I want to we want to encourage you not to give up on what God has put in your heart. And and we want you to remember that whenever21:41 nothing is happening, it doesn't mean that God is not answering your prayer. It's just maybe not the right time like it was for Anna and Simeon. It was not time yet for the Messiah to come, but when he21:53 did, they had their breakthrough, and you're going to get your breakthrough. And if you will just be steadfast. And while you're waiting, I love that they ministered before the Lord22:05 day and night. Now there's a difference. There's a difference in going to church and in ministering before the Lord. And and I you know, there there they talk about22:16 different types of Levites in the Old Testament. There were some that kept the the practices of the temple, but yet they worshiped idols in their heart, and then there were others that22:28 worshiped God with their whole heart. Don't you wanna be like them? Don't you wanna be like Anna and Simeon that when you walk when you go into church, when you get in your secret place at your home,22:40 that you are ministering before the Lord. You are worshiping God with your work. You are worshiping God with your with everything that you're doing, you're ministering before the Lord. I love that. He22:52 ministers to us, but then we minister to him with our worship and our love for him in our hearts.22:58 Yeah. And and just by knowing that you know that you know that you know, no matter who's trying to shake you, no matter who's trying to say you're crazy, you've just this is23:09 ridiculous, you're never gonna see that prayer answered, you stand strong. You stand in faith because God is the God of miracles and God knows exactly what you need. He is working things out23:21 behind the scenes in ways that you can't even imagine because you can't see how big God is. We can only see things logically in in this this natural mind. But God23:33 is supernatural and that's what he has in store for us, his supernatural blessing. So expect the supernatural to invade your natural and for God to answer your prayers. I23:45 love that.23:45 We need to pray.23:46 Amen. And today, if you feel like something is missing in your heart, like you just know and you can't figure it out, I'm we're here to tell you it's Jesus. Yeah.23:58 That we felt that same way until Jesus, till we asked Jesus into our heart. So we're gonna give you an opportunity right now to ask Jesus into your heart because that's step24:10 1 in the miracle process. So let's pray, and then we're gonna also pray for those of you who have waited for something for years, we're gonna pray that God will give you a breakthrough. Right now,24:22 let's just ask if you've never asked Jesus into your heart, let's pray right now.24:25 Yes.24:26 Lord Jesus, just pray it with us. Lord Jesus, I I believe that you that that the that God himself sent you that to to die you're his24:38 only son, to die on that cross so that my sins can be forgiven. I ask you to forgive me of my sins. I turn away from my sins. I I renounce24:50 everything in my life that has come against the holiness of God and I ask you God to forgive me through that blood on that cross and I make you right now the Lord of my25:02 life. Jesus, come into my heart and be the Lord of my life. And Father, right now, Naina and I come into agreement that there are breakthroughs all over the25:14 world in those who are watching right now. Just stretch your hands towards whatever device you're watching us on. Stretch your hands out, and we pray right now. We pray25:26 that Jesus, you will walk into those rooms, walk into the car, be sit by them wherever they are, Lord. And we ask you for breakthroughs, God. Walk into their lives right now just like you did25:38 with Anna and Simeon, and and give them what they have long expected in Jesus name.25:44 Amen. Amen. That was powerful. And we just thank you Lord that he is gonna bring all of your expectations. Stay hopeful. Stay in these25:56 great expectations. God is going to answer your prayers. That'll do it for us today. We are so glad that you joined us on the broadcast. You can head over to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle on Facebook and26:08 Instagram. Also, Naina Keegan Ministries on Facebook, Instagram. We have tons of messages and devotionals and filled with hope and all there for you. Stay tuned for an exciting message26:20 from Darrell Youngblood. We love you guys. Does science disprove God? 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