“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” (Gal 5:22-23, NASB)

The language of the heart is the speaking of the lover of our souls to us to bring forth a transformational conversation that when acted upon will bring the kingdom of God into our lives.

The primary outcomes of the conversation are creative in nature. Our God is the Creator and when He speaks, the speaking has the power for creative miracles.

He described this through the prophet Isaiah.

“So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the purpose for which I sent it.” (Isa 55:11, NASB)

We know when God speaks He creates. The clearest account is the 6 days of creation itself. A question we might ask is why did God take 6 days? What is the message of 6 days? Why not create it all in one day? Why assign different aspects of creation to different days? What is the message and how is it connected to learning the language of the heart? Could timing be an integral part of God’s speaking?

Let’s return to the fruit of the spirit. Remember that fruit reveals the seed. Oranges reveal orange seeds. What seed was being planted that resulted in a 6 day creation schedule? I want to suggest it is the seed of hope which produces the fruit of patience.

How does hope bring forth patience? Read this verse with me:

“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” (Rom 15:4, NKJV)

Now it may seem from this that hope is the fruit and in a way it is but it is the fruit containing the seed for more of itself. The promises of scripture, the prophetic revelations fill us with hope but to inherit those promises we need to have steadfast patience.

Patience is one of the dynamic tensions of the spirit world. Impatience is always of the flesh. There is no fruit of impulsiveness. In fact most of scripture details the disastrous consequences of impulsive action.

“Like a city that is broken into and without walls So is a person who has no self-control over his spirit.” (Pro 25:28, NASB)

In Hebrew, the word for hope, “qavah,” is also translated as patience or the action to “wait,” as in waiting on the Lord.

Let’s dive a little deeper into the ancient Hebrew pictures that are revealed in this critical word:

The first letter in 'qavah', qof (ק), symbolizes the horizon, representing "time" or "what is to come." It nudges us towards the unseen mysteries and divine plans that lie ahead, encouraging us to trust in God's perfect timing. Remember the 6 days of creation, timing.

The second letter, vav (ו), signifies a hook or peg, representing connection and attachment. Within 'qavah', vav underscores the strong, unyielding bond we share with God. It encourages us to remain steadfast in His promises, unwavering in our trust.

The final letter in 'qavah', hey (ה), symbolizes a window or 'behold', offering us a glimpse into God's divine plan's revelation. It invites us to stay alert and observant, ready to receive His unfolding purposes and find hope in His wisdom and sovereign guidance.

The concept of 'qavah' instructs us in the art of enduring tension during the waiting process. Much like a cord that is twisted and stretched, our faith is refined and tested as we patiently place our trust in God's timing. It is in these seasons of waiting that our character strengthens, our trust deepens, and our relationship with God flourishes.

We have been waiting on the Lord for over 13 years for Destiny House. In that time He has stretched us and tested us by twists and turns including some very hard experiences like betrayals and people we thought were with us and then when things didn’t happen as fast or in the way they thought it should happen they abandoned the ship of God’s calling, the ark of His promise.

'Qavah' serves as a gentle reminder that God's timing is impeccable, and His ways surpass our own. As we embrace the tension of waiting, we learn to adjust our desires and expectations in harmony with His divine plan. We surrender control and place our trust in His faithfulness, assured that His plans unfurl at the most opportune moments.

This is a critical lesson in the language of the heart, hearing the voice of the lover of our souls, the “SH’MA”. We cannot experience the 30-60-100 fold harvest of fruit if we cannot persevere with patience. We all have had good things that God has whispered to our souls that have not yet manifested and yet hope and its child patience keep us.

Look with me at a very powerful example of this in Psalms 40:1-3

“For the music director. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; And He reached down to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud; And He set my feet on a rock, making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the LORD.” (Psa 40:1-3, NASB)

The first part of the verse in Hebrew says this: Qavah, Qavot Yahweh. David is using a very unusual sentence construction that only exists in ancient Hebrew. It is a doubling of the verb to wait and it is usually translated in English as “to wait patiently”. This is because in English or really any other language there is no form of a doubled verb.  In Hebrew however is signifies that what is being spoken is doubled for impact. It add an intentionality or a spiritual power to the verb. It is telling us that when we come into agreement with God’s promise and our patience matches His hope or promise then His power is released.

Read the rest of the passage, He reaches down and hears our cry. He brings us up out of the pit of destruction represented by a muddy quagmire where we are stuck, helpless but not hopeless. He sets our feet on the rock. Who is the rock? Yeshua! What is the effect of that? He makes our steps firm. We walk in confidence and the result is a new song in our mouths a song of praise to our God.

This is a powerful release of God’s power but it all begins with “Qavah, Qavot”, patience upon patience. Or hope against hope. Hope, patience, waiting multiplied. This gives us an insight into the impossible realms experienced by those who entered into spirit anointed hope:

“(as it is written, "I HAVE MADE YOU A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS") in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE."” (Rom 4:17-18, NKJV)

We are descendants of Abraham either by blood or by faith.

“Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, "In you all the nations shall be blessed."” (Gal 3:7-8, NKJV)

The blessing of Abraham is at least in part activation of the miracle power of God’s power through the waiting, the hoping, the patient endurance.

Hope is about perspective. Do we see the obstacles or do we see God? It is the trust that we have that if God has promised it to us it will occur. The prophet Habakuk proclaimed this reality:

“Then the LORD answered me and said: "Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.” (Hab 2:2-3, NKJV)

It is interesting that there seems to be a contradiction between the statement that vision will tarry and that it will not tarry. What is going on? I think what the Lord is saying is though the vision will tarry in the natural world, it’s taken us 13 years of trusting for Destiny House to happen, yet it doesn’t tarry in the spirit realm because He sees the end the from the beginning.

This is the power of hope, patiently enduring the passage of time, knowing the ultimate destination is given by the vision.

Christ in us the hope of Glory. When we receive our salvation in Messiah, He comes into us and teaches us hope, a hope which produces glory! Paul calls this a mystery!

“the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Col 1:26-27, NKJV)

Christ or the Presence of God in us is the promise of the glory of God which is to be revealed through our patient endurance.

When we can fully grasp what the significance is of Christ in us, then we can joyfully endure what life throws at us in the process of our destiny. Paul calls this the sufferings of this present age.

“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (Rom 8:16-18, NKJV) 

Now we maybe can see the purpose of the waiting. Waiting teaches us the message of trust. When we trust we are in faith. Hebrews 11 tells us:

“Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen.” (Heb 11:1, NASB)

Another way to maybe say this is that our trust is what develops which proves to us that the hope of the promise will come to pass.

And it is so worth it. God tells us:

For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.Jeremiah 29:11 (NASB)

Hope, Qavah is everything! This is why Israel’s national anthem is Hatikvah, The Hope!

Activation: What are you hoping for? What are the secret desires of your heart? Do they hurt? Is there some pain in the hoping, in the waiting? Allow yourself to truly embrace the hope!