Habakkuk: Trusting God in Troubled Times

Habakkuk: Trusting God in Troubled Times

As you look at the brokenness of the world—or the struggles in your own life—does your faith and trust in God seems to be out of focus? If so, you are not alone. This Sunday, we are starting our verse-by-verse study in the Book of Habakkuk. Habakkuk is a unique prophet who not only spoke for God but also wrestled with God. Whereas other prophets declared the certainties of God to man, Habakkuk expresses the uncertainties of man to God. We will see a man who starts in the valley, in turmoil, wondering and worrying about why God seems silent when life is hard. Chapter 1 opens not with a sermon, but with the prophet’s cry—a heavy sigh that gives voice to the honest questions we are often too afraid to ask.

But the story does not end in the valley. As we journey through this book, we will watch Habakkuk move from wondering and worrying to watching and waiting. He climbs the watchtower to seek God's ways and learns that even when life is dark, God is still on the throne. We will see his faith have a corrected focus as he learns to trust God’s hand, even when he cannot see it. This is a book about the journey from fear to faith, teaching us that honest doubt, when brought with sincerity to God, can be the pathway to deeper intimacy.

Ultimately, we are ascending up the mountain where faith has 20/20 vision. By the end of our study, we will see how the prophet moves from crying in turmoil, to learning to trust, to singing in triumph, not because his circumstances changed, but because his perspective did. He moves from wondering and worrying to watching and waiting to worshipping and witnessing, trading his sigh for a song.

Are you ready to let the Lord take you on this powerful journey from the valley of silence to the heights of faith, trust, and intimacy with God?