How Does a Mountain Move? By Yvette Walker

My lovely friend and Jesus girl, Yvette, shares with us in this post. She has a new devotional out, Whispering in His Ear: A Month of Conversations with God, that I’m reading and love. So I asked her to share one of my favorite entries with this community. Let’s find out, how does a mountain move?

By Yvette Walker

HIS TIMING, NOT OURS

How does a mountain move?

Scripture: Exodus 23:28-30

ESV: I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you. I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply against you. Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land.

Hello God. You move mountains, though I don’t always see it.

Little by little. That’s the answer to the titular question, and it’s also what God did on behalf of the Israelites on their way to possessing the promised land. He championed their victory and drove out their enemies. Little by little. But at the time, it seemed like God’s actions weren’t fast enough or mighty enough to those desert wanderers. They lamented their condition and asked “why?” When they lacked faith, God changed the timeline. When they gained faith and prayed, He rewarded them by being their champion.

And when I see problems in my life or in my family, I question, “why?” But do I raise my arms in prayer and submission? I must remember that, so God will be my champion.