"... just because we don’t see God moving does not mean He is not working."

A thought by Shaun Nepstad from his book, Don't Quit in the Dip (p. 31). Worthy. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.)

Do you have an area in your life, are you in the middle of a dip and you've asked God to work but you don't see anything happening?

Shaun says, "He is working behind the scenes of our lives. In fact, He is always working all things together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28), even though many times when we are in the dip, we can’t see it. We need to let Him work."

Later he asks, "So, in what area in your life has the devil backed you into a corner and gotten you to believe you’ve lost? That you’ll never succeed? That you can’t win because time is up? Is it your marriage? Your kids? A dream? Where in your life is there a pile of facts that say it can’t happen?"

He goes on, "Be encouraged today by remembering that God is bigger than the facts. The facts say one thing, but God’s not limited to the facts. He sees the facts, steps over the facts, and says:

"'Your marriage can be healed!'

"'Your children can come back to God.'

"'You’re not destined to a life of emptiness and brokenness.'

"'Your body can be healed.'"

Shaun then says, "Jesus said, 'In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world' (John 16:33). He wants to bring you hope and healing! Don’t quit! I know things don’t look good in the dip—they never do!—but that’s because our vision and understanding are obstructed by the dip. It’s just like when Dianna and I were at Phantom of the Opera and the set changeover was obstructed by the curtain; while it looked to me like nothing was happening, dozens of crew members were busily taking care of every detail. Just because you don’t see God moving does not mean He’s not working. He’s working behind the scenes. We need to trust that even in the dip, God is taking care of every detail. Let’s look past the dip and gaze at our all-powerful and all-knowing God who makes this promise to us: 'And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.' (Romans 8:28)."

And we believe that to be true or we want to, don't we?

Yes, yes!

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