1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Have you ever noticed that sometimes the waiting 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: feels almost better than the having a child, counting down 3 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: the days until Christmas morning, the thrill of planning a vacation, 4 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: even the little rush when you hear your phone buzz 5 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 1: with a new message. That's anticipation at work. But what 6 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: if I told you that the very chemical in your 7 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: brain that makes anticipation so powerful was actually designed by 8 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: God to teach us something about advent. Today we're going 9 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: to be talking about dopamine, anticipation and the kind of 10 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: holy hope that not only prepares us for Christmas, but 11 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: points us to the greater joy of Christ's return. Welcome 12 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: to your hope filled perspective with doctor Michelle bankson where 13 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: it's always our goal to restore hope, renew minds, and 14 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: empower listeners to live in your God given identity. I'm 15 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: always thrilled when you decide to spend a few minutes 16 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: of your week with us. Today, we're going to be 17 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: talking about God wired our brains for advent, hope, and 18 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: why anticipation fuels our faith. That's the conversation we'll dive 19 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: into right after this brief word from our sponsor. As 20 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: we step into this Advent season, I want to share 21 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: something that's been on my heart, how anticipation affects our 22 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: brain chemistry, our spiritual lives, and even the way we 23 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 1: approach hope. Specifically, I want us to consider the beautiful 24 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: connection between anticipation, dopamine, and advent hope. Did you know 25 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: that your brain starts celebrating before the party even begins. 26 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: That's right, long before you open the gift, taste the dessert, 27 00:01:55,960 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: or hug the loved one, your brain is already released dopamine, 28 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: the chemical of anticipation. But here's the deeper truth. God 29 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: wired us that way on purpose. Advent is the season 30 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: where science and faith collide, inviting us to see how 31 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 1: holy anticipation points our hearts beyond the moment to the eternal. 32 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: In this episode of Your Hope Filled Perspective, you'll learn 33 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: how your brain chemistry mirrors the Biblical call to wait 34 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: with joyful hope. For this episode, I just want us 35 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: to reflect for a moment on Romans eight, verses twenty 36 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: four through twenty five, that says, for in this hope 37 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: we were saved, but hope that is seen is no 38 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have. 39 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: But if we hope for what we do not yet have, 40 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: we wait for it patiently. Friends, let's start the conversation 41 00:02:55,520 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: talking about anticipation. What does it mean. Anticipation is the 42 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 1: act of looking forward to something. It's more than just waiting. 43 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: It's waiting with expectancy. It's that feeling when you know 44 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: something is coming and you start to prepare for it 45 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: in your heart, in your mind, and sometimes even in 46 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: your body. Think about a child waiting for Christmas morning. 47 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: They might count down the days, peek under the tree, 48 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: maybe even have trouble falling asleep on Christmas Eve. That's anticipation. 49 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: Anticipation can be both positive and negative. We can anticipate 50 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: a joyful event like a wedding, the birth of a child, 51 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: or a holiday gathering. Or we can anticipate something difficult, 52 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: like a doctor's appointment or a hard conversation. But here's 53 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: the key. Anticipation changes the way we think, feel, and 54 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: behave even before the actual event takes place. Now, let's 55 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: bring in a bit of brain science. You've probably heard 56 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: of the chemical called dopamine. It's often referred to as 57 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: the feel good chemical, but that's not entirely accurate. Dopamine 58 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: isn't about pleasure itself. It's about the anticipation of pleasure. 59 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: When our brains release dopamine, it motivates us to pursue something. 60 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: It's tied to the reward system in our brains. For example, 61 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: when you anticipate a delicious meal, your brain releases dopamine, 62 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 1: not when you're eating the food, but when you think 63 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: about eating it. My husband and I have a favorite restaurant. 64 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: It's usually the restaurant that we choose to go to 65 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: to celebrate special occasions like a birthday or an anniversary. 66 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: He and I can both tell you what our favorite 67 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: dishes are on that menu. But I can also tell 68 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: you that when I know that we're going to go, 69 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 1: I start in anticipating ordering one of my favorite dishes 70 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: and how good it's going to taste, and how I'm 71 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: going to feel when the meal is over. That's the 72 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: positive aspect of anticipation. Dopamine helps us focus, It motivates 73 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: us to take action, and it gives us energy to 74 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:25,799 Speaker 1: pursue what we expect will be rewarding. Here's another example. 75 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: Have you ever noticed that in planning a vacation it 76 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: can be almost almost as enjoyable as the vacation itself. 77 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: That's because anticipation through the relief of dopamine creates joy, motivation, 78 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: and excitement. When my children were younger and we'd have 79 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: a vacation planned, I can't tell you how many nights 80 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: we would sit around the dinner table and ask the question, 81 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: what are you most looking forward to on vacation, and 82 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: whether it was hunting for shark's teeth on the beach, 83 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 1: or going whale watching, or hiking a waterfall or playing 84 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: games after dinner, we all had our responses of what 85 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: we were looking forward to, so that by the time 86 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: the real vacation got there, we still had things to enjoy, 87 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: but we had been already enjoying the anticipation of the event. 88 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: Now here's where it gets interesting. When we lack healthy anticipation, 89 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: when we don't have things to look forward to, dopamine 90 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: levels can drop, leading to discouragement, low motivation, and sometimes 91 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: even depression. But God, in his wisdom, created us with 92 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: this system of anticipation for a reason. He designed our 93 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: brains to look forward, to seek reward, to long for 94 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: something beyond the present moment. Friends, We're going to take 95 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: a real short break for a word from our sponsor. 96 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: But I want you to stick with us because we're 97 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: going to continue the conversation about how God wired our 98 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: brains for hope. We'll dive into that right after this 99 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: brief word. Welcome back. We're having a conversation today about anticipation, dopamine, 100 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: and the hope of Advent. Now, this is where the 101 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: conversation turns to advent. Advent is a season of holy anticipation. 102 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: For centuries, Christians have marked the four weeks before Christmas 103 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: as a time of preparation, reflection, and expectation. We look 104 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: back and we remember the long anticipation of Israel waiting 105 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: for the promised Messiah, and as believers, we look forward 106 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: in holy anticipation of Christ's second coming. Advent teaches us 107 00:07:56,640 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: not to rush through waiting, but to act, actually savor it, 108 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: to sit in it, to let it shape our hearts. 109 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: In the same way that dopamine motivates us to move 110 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: forward towards something good, Advent helps motivate us to move 111 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: towards God's promises. Think about Simeon and Anna in Luke 112 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: chapter two. They spent their lives anticipating the Messiah, the 113 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: Holy Spirit had revealed to Simeon that he would not 114 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: he would not die before seeing the Lord's Christ. Imagine 115 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: the daily anticipation he must have lived with. And then 116 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: one day he helped the baby Jesus in his arms 117 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: and declared, my eyes have seen your salvation. That's the 118 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 1: fulfillment of holy anticipation. And yet we too live in 119 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: a state of anticipation. We celebrate Jesus's birth, yes, but 120 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: we also anticipate his return. That's what Adds reminds us. 121 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: We live between the already and the not yet. Jesus 122 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: has come and Jesus is coming again. Here's the challenge. 123 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: In our culture, anticipation often gets hijacked. We anticipate Amazon packages, 124 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: text message replies, or the next social media notification. Those 125 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: things give us little dopamine hits. But friends, you know 126 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: as well as I do, they don't satisfy our souls. 127 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: If we're not careful, we train our brains to anticipate 128 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: the wrong things, things that don't last, things that don't 129 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: and can't fulfill us. But Advent invites us to retrain 130 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: our anticipation. Instead of craving fleeting rewards, we can learn 131 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: to anticipate eternal hope. So let's ask ourselves what am 132 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: I anticipating most right now? Is is it something that's 133 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: temporary or is it something eternal? And how can I 134 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: align my anticipation with God's promises? Romans eight Versus twenty 135 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 1: four through twenty five says, for in this hope we 136 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope 137 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But 138 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,719 Speaker 1: if we hope for what we do not yet have, 139 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: we wait for it patiently. And that, my friend, is 140 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: the essence of anticipation. It is waiting with patients, and 141 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: it is grounded and help. We're going to take a 142 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: brief break for a word from our sponsor, but when 143 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: we return, we're going to talk about practical ways to 144 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: cultivate holy anticipation. We'll be right back. So I want 145 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 1: to turn our conversation now towards practical ways to cultivate 146 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: holy anticipation. So how do we live this out? How 147 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:05,559 Speaker 1: do we use what we know about dopamine and anticipation 148 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: to deepen our advent hope. Let me suggest a few 149 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: practical steps. Number one would be to build rhythms of anticipation. 150 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: Consider lighting an advent candle each week, read the scriptures 151 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: the point to Christ's coming. These small practices create anticipation, 152 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: and they remind you of brain and your spirit of 153 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 1: the greater hope that's to come. Number two, practice gratitude 154 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: in the waiting. Waiting is hard, but each time you 155 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 1: feel anticipation rising, whether for a holiday gathering or even 156 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: for your morning coffee, use it as a cue to 157 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: thank God for something eternal. Because we know and science 158 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: has shown the gratitude shifts dopamine towards holy anticipation. Number three. 159 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: Anchor your anticipation in God's promises. Consider writing down verses 160 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: about Christ's return. For example, John fourteen, Verse three says 161 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: is Jesus talking and he says I will come back 162 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: and take you with me. So let those promises fuel 163 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: your waiting. Number four consider fasting from empty anticipations. Maybe 164 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: that means stepping back from constant scrolling or instant gratification. 165 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: Fasting helps retrain our brains to anticipate what truly matters. 166 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: And my fifth suggestion would be to invite others into 167 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: your anticipation. When we invite others into our anticipation, it's 168 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: much like just as Israel anticipated the Messiah together. We 169 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: are called to wait together. So consider sharing your advent 170 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: reflections with a friend or a family member around the 171 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: dinner table and encourage one another with the hope of 172 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: Christ's return. When we put this all together, here's what 173 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 1: we see. First, neuroscience shows us that anticipation releases dopamine, 174 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: motivating us to move towards something good. Second, scripture shows 175 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: us that God designed us to live in anticipation of 176 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: his promises. And third, Advent reminds us to direct our 177 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: anticipation toward Christ, his birth, his presence in our lives today, 178 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:37,599 Speaker 1: and his return. When we align our brain's natural anticipation 179 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: system with God's eternal hope, we experience deeper joy, stronger faith, 180 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: and renewed strength to endure those long seasons of waiting. Friend, 181 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: whatever you're anticipating right now, I encourage you to lift 182 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: it before the Lord. Maybe you're anticipating something wonderful, or 183 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: maybe you're anticipating something hard. Either way, God meets us 184 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: in our waiting as we journey through advent. Let's allow 185 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:13,479 Speaker 1: anticipation to become not a source of stress or distraction, 186 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: but a holy reminder that our ultimate hope is in Christ. 187 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: Would you pray with me, Heavenly Father, thank you for 188 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: designing our minds and our hearts to anticipate. Thank you 189 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: for sending Jesus the fulfillment of centuries of anticipation, and 190 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: thank you for the promise that he will come again. 191 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: Help us, Lord to direct our anticipation toward what is 192 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: eternal and true. Strengthen us in those seasons of waiting, 193 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: and fill us with hope as we remember that you 194 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: are faithful to every promise in Jesus name. Amen, Friend, 195 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: thank you for joining me on this episode of your 196 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: hope filled perspective. If this conversation encourage you, would you 197 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: consider sharing it with a friend who might also need 198 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: a reminder of the hope that we have in Christ. 199 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: As we move forward through this advent season, may you 200 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: live with holy anticipation, not just for the joys of Christmas, 201 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: but for the greater joy of Christ's return. 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