Ephesians 1:19 And what is surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe according to the operation of the might of His strength, (20) Which He caused to operate in Christ in raising Him from the dead....
(3:20) But to Him who is able to do superabundantly above all that ask or think, according to the power which operates in us,
A number of times I have heard the saints quote verse 20 in testifying concerning their experience of God's material blessing. To quote this verse for such a purpose is to misapply it. Paul's concept here is related not to what God does outside of us, but to what He does inside of us.
He specifically mentions “the power which operates in u s.” This is the inward power, the resurrection power, as mentioned in 1:19 and 20. God's creating power is the origin of the material things in our environment (Rom. 8:28), whereas God's resurrection power accomplishes the spiritual things for the church within our inward being.
In order for God to give us a good job, there is no need for resurrection power to operate in us. God's being able to do superabundantly above all that we ask or think is related not to His acts in our environment, but to His working organically and metabolically within us. As far as the environment is concerned, there may be times when God apparently does nothing for you.
You may pray for a promotion, but He allows you to be laid off from your present job. During this time of unemployment, God may operate within you to enable Christ to make His home in you. When we are in a favorable environment, there may be very little opportunity for Christ to spread Himself in our hearts.
But when we are placed in a difficult environment, the Lord may have more of an opportunity to spread within our inward being.