Be expectant

For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. (Jer. 29:11 NASB)

Step number 9 is be expectant.  Far too often we walk around thinking about all the what ifs & waiting on the other shoe to fall.  That is not how God wants us to live.  He's telling us here that He is in control & He has good plans for us.  We should wake up every morning with that attitude.  If we wake up, God has a plan & a purpose for us that day.  We need to say God is in control, He loves me, & He has a good plan for me today.  Believe it & declare it all throughout 2013.  It's having faith & trust in God & allowing Him to work.  It's hard to walk around with joy, peace, & expectancy when you don't understand Gods plans for you.  You're His child.  Just like we want good things for our kids, God wants good things for His.  So in 2013, expect good things & be on the lookout for them to happen!