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 When It Feels Like Nothing Is Happening, Look Again

We’ve all been there—living with longing, carrying frustration, whispering (or maybe shouting) a prayer:

“God, can You just fix this already?”

Maybe it’s a relationship that feels stuck.
A dream that refuses to come to life.
A door that won’t open, no matter how hard you knock.

And when nothing changes, it’s easy to wonder if you’ve been ignored. Forgotten. Overlooked.

But what if something is happening?
What if the change you’re waiting for isn’t starting around you—
What if it’s starting in you?

There’s a pattern, woven into the way life unfolds—and it’s been there since the beginning:

  • Before God gave Adam a partner, He led Adam to realize his need.

  • Before God parted the Red Sea, He told Moses to lift his hand.

  • Before Jesus talked about moving mountains, He talked about the size of our faith.

Again and again, the pattern repeats:

God hears our cries—and He responds by working in us before He works around us.

Not because He’s distant.
Not because He’s punishing you.
But because He’s preparing you to carry the very thing you’ve been praying for.

When you long for love, He’s shaping your heart to receive and give it well.
When you ache for breakthrough, He’s building the kind of perseverance that doesn’t collapse under pressure.
When you're frustrated by the delay, He’s forming a strength no circumstance can take away.

It’s not always fast. It’s not always obvious. But it is real.

So if today feels like another day of "nothing happening," I dare you:

Look again.

Look at the patience growing in you.
Look at the strength being forged.
Look at the quiet hope that refuses to die.

Don’t just watch for what’s working out.
Watch for what’s working in you.

You’re being prepared for more than you can imagine.

The story’s not over.
And neither are you.

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