Steps to look for when God is at work.Steps to look for when God is at work.

Change vs. Transition:

Change = Replacing Thing #1 with Thing #2.

Transition = Thing #1 becoming Thing #2

When God is doing transition

1. It doesn’t seem logical.

Numbers 33: 1 - 49

The Israelites wander

When God is doing transition

2. Transition is uncomfortable

Camping in the desert, no water to drink (vs. 14 )

Painful for everyone (even the observer)

When God is doing transition

3. Won’t stop till job is done

Phil 1:6 – Moving towards completion

When God is doing transition

4. Gods not concerned about time

II Peter 3:8Psalm 90:4

When God is doing transition

5. God is as concerned with process as He is with

end product.

Judges chapters 6 – 8Gideon winnowing worrier to worshipping

warrior.

When God is doing transition

6. You can’t complete the transition in your own

strength

Gideon's army reduced to 300

When God is doing transition

7. God assists those going through process

Matthew 14:27 – 36Peter was in transition

When God is doing transition

Observations:

8. Transition positively impacts others( the guys in the boat watching Peter)

9. Everyone will experience Gods transition work if they’re walking with God.

When God is doing transition

Application Questions Are you in transition?

Does it seem illogical, uncomfortable, never ending, poorly timed, unexpected?

Are you impacting non believers as you go through the process.

When God is doing transition

Application Questions Are you in transition?

Do you feel incapable of completing this on your own?

Do you see God reaching out to you in this storm?

When God is doing transition

Application Questions Are you in transition?

Then let’s say AMEN!

When God is doing transition