When my grandchildren were young, they would love to watch the automatic pool sweep move around the bottom of our swimming pool to clean it. If they looked and it was still, they would say, \u201cHe\u2019s not moving!\u201d or \u201cHe\u2019s not working!\u201d They were disappointed because they thought he should be visibly moving all the time.<\/p>\n
All of us have times when we are looking for proof God is working and we think, \u201cHe\u2019s not moving!\u201d Or we think we have done all the right things without seeing the results we expected. We may have prayed, fasted, kept our integrity, taken the high road in situations, raised our children in church, tithed, faithfully served in the church, and have been obedient to what God has said, but we are not seeing the fruit we were promised. We are tempted to think and speak out these words, \u201cIt\u2019s not working! I have done the right things but God is not moving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many in the Bible had situations where it did not seem to be working. Here are three:<\/p>\n
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When it does not seem to be working, it is wise to ask God what he is really doing in us. Delays deepen our character, which ultimately causes us to be able to keep the increased blessing He is bringing. Here are eight things God might be doing in us when it seems like it is not working:<\/p>\n
When we think it is not working, God invites us to ask for wisdom (James 1:5<\/a>). He will answer us with one of the above perspectives or something else. Once we believe we have heard from Him, we can confidently proclaim, \u201cHe is working! He is moving!\u201d And, you know what? He really is.<\/p>\n