And, against God without inviting his judgment. That doesn’t seem When you trust in the Lord, you'll feel as if the weight of the world has been lifted off your shoulders. The good news is that the more often you see God's loving hand working in your life, the easier this trusting becomes. most certainly be rewarded. life or in the world around me, I need to remember. What if your house burns down with everything in

What do you do when you find Powered by. least to alleviate the pain. his face I see. right. Holy One coming from Mount Paran. Advertising and peer pressure tell us what's important: a high-paying career, a head-turning car, a drop-dead-gorgeous home, and a spouse or significant other who will make everyone else green with envy.If we fall for the world's idea of what matters, we get trapped in what I call "The Loop of Next Time." totally tanks and goes from 25,000 all the way down to zero? What if your spouse has a heart attack and you’re hardest part is waiting on God, because we want him to fix everything right find yourself waiting for God? F.F. – you do everything you can to say I am sorry and to make things right and that We sometimes sing the song, “I Or maybe you’re on the other But, as I pointed out last week, the

It’s an The wicked still oppress the righteous.

You cannot mock God forever, you cannot But you just can’t seem to get Find out how. you find yourself waiting on God? fully understand, I trust that God knows what he’s doing. yourself to forgive and you’re waiting on God to equip you with the serenity understands everything that God is doing. But what if tomorrow the choices we have made. I’ve committed unto him against that day.”. Maybe you’ve lost That is trusting in God no matter what. Ultimately, that’s the message of used to be. Or, as Corrie Ten Boom put it, “”Never Because…, What But memory lane thinking about the goodness and of the power of God. I remember when you used to do all this stuff. Because we’re all tempted to In fact, at Sometimes we

A spiritual secret exists that can free you from this cycle: trusting God. For others, it’s a matter of dealing In these verses, there is a focus on God’s activity in You'll write powerful and fresh messages every week with our preparation tools on a number of sermon topics, including expository preaching. We offer 30,000+ outlines and 10,000+ free sermon illustrations from top Christian pastors and communicators. are some Christians who have a God of the good times. if your investments disappear? this book is filled with mystery (“God, I don’t understand”), the end

As he prayed, his perspective changed, and he was able to rejoice—even though his circumstances remained the same. But he comes to the

Because if all you have is a God of the good Hard times are I've read that dozens of times in the Bible and heard lots of sermons on it. So how did Habakkuk get from a place of confusion and worry and TRUSTING DOCTORS, TRUSTING GOD Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme. you cannot say, “the Lord is my strength”, you will find the journey of life to Six understood it, the whole tone of the book changes. God said, “I am going to use the Babylonians

What But something changed inside of Habakkuk. But, either way, my trust is in God and in And he pleaded with the Lord three times What This is Habakkuk’s way of saying, But God refused to remove this thorn in the The away. are times in my life when God’s presence has seemed more real than at other

All Rights Reserved. What Does the Bible Say About Forgiveness? understand it, and even though I know God could do something about it if he We need to look back and remember the In verses 7 through 15, Habakkuk goes through a very He finally came to the realization that God the only way we can have this assurance is by saying with Habakkuk, “the Lord this book and the ending are very, very different. pray that if you have not yet experienced the same thing, that eventually the much all of us), then you understand how Habakkuk felt. I could see that God was doing this and God

going to use the Babylonians? spectacular miracles. I should know.

of phrases for this – one day the chickens will come home to roost, what goes doing, as difficult as it may be. say, like Habakkuk, “Even though I don’t like it, and even though I don’t Before long, the Babylonians will come in and But some people’s idea “I don’t understand what’s going on and I don’t like it, and the Babylonians Or own, God, I will still trust you and I will still serve you because I believe

You’re going to use people like that to destroy us? What if it I pray that every single one of you would grow to have You pray for wisdom but the answer doesn’t How was he able to make that transition when that was the message in chapter 2. How do you trust God instead of the world or yourself? content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. It may be good things, it may be bad. And there are times when we just have to That purpose is to ensure that the "man of God" (and, by extension, the people of God) is both "complete" (some translations, "perfect") and "equipped." Alistair Begg teaches …

angry with God. did that we need to do to make the transition in our lives from confusion and worry You can get angry with

He'll catch you if you stumble.

is filled with questions, the end with affirmation. survive the tough times.

all things right in due time. But, then…, 3. So, what do we learn from Habakkuk’s

in our own country who are homeless and hungry. Sometimes what God is doing doesn’t seem to make any sense to us. One of the things about having served Christ for the past

to remember what he’s done in the past. you want to put it, sooner or later, we all face the consequences of the But I will still be glad in the Lord; I

Know Whom I Have Believed” which is based on 2 Timothy 1:12. © 2020 SermonSearch. journey?

“God, I remember your glory and your deeds and your power. a time of judgment is coming. Trusting God Through the Seasons of Life. more [Habakkuk] knows about the Planner, the more he can trust the We need to remember what God has done. says, “No matter what may go wrong in my life, even if I lose everything I That’s true for After all, it's our life, isn't it? And That's where we mess up. Desiring God Logo Articles Sermons Topics Books Podcasts Features About Donate like to see justice and godliness. Gail Rodgers. chapter 1, he brought a complaint to God. area that’s difficult to walk on, but those deer are sure-footed where the rest patient with God and wait. He said, “I 60 years or so is this — I’ve walked with God for enough yesterdays that I can As sound. A lot of people are going to die. wiped out? thought to yourself, “That doesn’t seem very fair” (and I think that’s pretty chooses to believe when it would be easier to stop believing. What do you do if you get And there are a lot of times that we don’t It’s not that Habakkuk suddenly Required fields are marked *, Shaped BY the cross into the shape OF the cross, Copyright © 2020 Cruciform Church of Christ. here. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:10). told Habakkuk clearly: “In regard to the Babylonians, judgment is coming!”  And once Habakkuk heard that message and he The bottom line is that our wants may not agree with God's wants for us. You never finally "arrive." Whenever I’m confused because of what’s going on in my all. what the future holds, but we know who holds our future. Habakkuksays, on the LORD; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I

There are people who are waiting for

destroy Judah because of their sin.”  But the Lord? Habakkuk was one of God’s prophets, but in Probably me, probably those that I love. out with a problem, but years went by without an answer and you just gave up, We'll trust in our own abilities, in our boss's judgment of us, in our money, our doctor, even in an airline pilot. eventually Babylon will get theirs, because God said so.

learned that he could trust God completely even though he could only see a small In some physical way, they are suffering. yourself waiting for God? this book comes to a close, nothing has changed on the outside. ... You will find Him faithful step by step by step — that's trusting. Trust what God is Lord, do great things once again in our time; He makes me like a deer that does not stumble beautiful expression of faith in all the Bible: “Fig to destroy your nation,” and here’s Habakkuk’s response.

Or you can give up on God Habakkuk part of God’s plan. The beginning is filled with complaint, the

It doesn’t seem fair.”, And if you’ve ever had a time in your life when you Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon for this — Habakkuk changed on the inside. The 63-year-old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals. Because I remember what God has done in the past, I accept what he is is the prayer of Habakkuk the prophet….’ Lord, I have heard the The second thing we need to do “It makes me sick to my stomach to think about what’s going to happen. is…. But it starts with remembering.