Is anticipation more exciting than actually getting the thing you waited for?
Anticipation is often far more exciting than realization. Looking forward to something repeatedly can be more thrilling than when it finally arrives. Faith and hope intertwine with waiting patiently for what is not yet seen, because sight removes the need for hope.
Les teaches that faith and hope are intricately intertwined. If a man sees something, there is no need to hope for it. He explains from experience that anticipation is far more exciting than realization: when you look forward to something and keep looking forward to it, that is more exciting than when it finally arrives. Since we hope by faith for what we do not see, we wait with patience. God is not concerned whether He brings everything to fruition tomorrow, in ten years, or in one hundred years. We cannot push God to do it faster, so we wait patiently, never losing sight that it is going to happen. Christ is going to return, and we feel it is getting sooner every day. The Holy Spirit also helps our weaknesses as we deal with the invisible realm of the Spirit.