I’m memorizing a section of verses in Romans 8. Verse 25 says, “But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.” I noted that the key for perseverance is to have eagerness. The Greek meaning is intense anticipation.

As I repeated the verse over and over, I thought about my posture as I am waiting for the Lord to do many things. I am doing other things as I wait. Hebrews 10:36 says, “For you have need of endurance…” The Greek meaning for endurance is constancy, bearing up, steadfastness, holding out.

What are you waiting for? Is there an eagerness? Romans 8:19 says that the creation is waiting for the revealing of the sons of God. Verse 23 says, “Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves…eagerly waiting for the…redemption of our body.”

Picture a runner that is getting ready to run in a race. The posture is one of intense anticipation. They are waiting for the signal to begin. Nothing is distracting them. They are singularly focused.