Double Take | What is God doing?

Last week at Bridgewater Vineyard Church, Paul shared how men in their twenties and thirties are coming to faith at a rate we haven’t seen in decades. It’s a quiet move of God happening in our generation—a stirring among young men who are seeking truth, purpose, and something real.

It’s exciting to see. But it also raises an important question: If God is doing something, what part do we have to play in it?

That question is what this message—Double Take, is all about.

What Does It Mean to Do a Double Take?

A double take happens when something catches your attention so suddenly that you have to stop and look again. You see something that makes you pause and realize, “Wait—there’s more going on here than I thought.”

Spiritually, the same thing happens when God moves around us. We notice something stirring, and then—if we’re paying attention—we look again.

The first look says, “Wow, God is doing something.

”The second look says, “Now what am I going to do?”

When the Disciples Missed It

In John 4:27–42, Jesus and His disciples stopped in Samaria, where He spoke with a woman at a well. The disciples came back and were shocked to see Him talking with her—a Samaritan, a woman, and a social outcast. They didn’t say it out loud, but you can almost hear their thoughts: “What’s He doing?”

While they were focused on lunch, Jesus was focused on a life. He told them:

“Open your eyes and look at the fields—they are already ripe for harvest.”(John 4:35, NLT)

They saw a conversation; Jesus saw a harvest. The disciples needed a double take—to see what God was really doing right in front of them.

What is God doing?

If we’re not careful, we can be standing right in the middle of a move of God and still miss it. Not because He isn’t working, but because we didn’t realize He was inviting us to be part of it.

That’s what Paul reminded the church of in 1 Corinthians 3:9 (NLT):

“For we are co-laborers with Christ. You are God’s field.”

God doesn’t just want us to see the work—He wants us to join it. We’re not spectators in His story; we’re co-laborers in His harvest.

Now That I’ve Seen What I Saw

That’s the moment of conviction. The second look. It’s when we realize that awareness requires obedience.

“Now that I have seen what I saw, I should do what God called me to do.”

Once God opens your eyes, He expects your hands to follow. Because if we don’t do anything, the harvest goes to waste But if we step in, we get to join God in gathering what He’s already growing.

A Prayer for the Second Look

So here’s the question I’m asking myself—and maybe you can too:

“God, now that I’ve seen what I saw, what would You like me to do?”

It’s simple, but it’s life-changing. Because the first look shows what God is doing. The second look shows what we’re called to do.

And that’s where transformation begins—when we not only see the move of God but become part of it.

Key Verse:

“Open your eyes and look at the fields—they are already ripe for harvest.” John 4:35 (NLT)