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CAUSES OF DELAY 4) Lack of faith. John 5:1-9 "In this account, there was a certain man which had an infirmity for 38 years and Jesus, while passing by to go to Jerusalem, came to the pool Bethesda and saw many people. Note, not only this man was there. Many impotent folk, blind, halt, withered and they were all waiting for the moving of the water. Verse 6, when Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case (he knew that he had been delayed), he saith unto him, wilt thou be made whole? Many times, children of God suffer delay because of lack of faith, in themselves now. His response, John 5:7. "Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me." This man lacked faith in himself, but chose to put his faith on others. For a whole 38years, he had been struggling to enter into the pool to be made whole. He made a statement, but while I am coming, another steppeth down b