Provision

I recently listened to a podcast by Craig Groeschel, and it was on the book of Habakkuk. I have honestly never really paid much attention to this book, because it’s not focused on as one of the big stories. So after listening to this podcast it really left me inspired to read more into it. The meaning of the name Habakkuk is embrace. Throughout the book of Habakkuk the meaning to his name is so beautiful because you truly learn how Habakkuk embraced Gods truth and trusted Him through the valleys and in the waiting. I know that I am not the only one who has struggled with waiting to see God’s provision in things that happen in my life. It is so difficult to wait because being patient is not something that comes easily to us. It is hard to be faithful sometimes when you are going through the valley. It’s hard to still hold onto your faith because true faith is believing when you cannot see, believing in the unknown. 

How long, O Lord? I cry for help but you do not listen!

I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not intervene. 

Why do you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery? – Habakkuk 1: 2-3

How many times have you questioned God? How many times has it been hard for you to see pain and you feel like God is doing nothing? You are not the only one. I have questioned God more than once, and it’s so easy to say that He just isn’t there because I do not want to own up to the fact that it is me who has strayed not Him. I love what Groeschel said about Habakkuk, “What he sees with his eyes is so different from what he believes in his heart.” Sometimes what happens in this world is hard and it makes you question things in life. Sometimes you watch people living their life and think, “Why can’t that be me?” There are times you can watch people succeeding, thriving in your eyes in their life and you wonder, “When will that be me?” It is hard to be in a season of waiting. It’s hard to be patient and always trusting and believing that God is still for you and not against you. I was broken before I was made whole. My waiting was painful, felt never ending but His provision for me was so much greater than I could understand.

“For the vision still has it’s time, presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint;

If it delays, wait for it, it will surely come, it will not be late.” Habakkuk 2:3

Through our waiting God is trying to reach you and teach you something. If you feel lost you need to draw near to His word. If you do not hear from Him do not take His silence as a bad thing. It is hard to not feel like He isn’t really there for you, but faith is trusting what you cannot see. He is always there, even through the darkest of valleys. Something Craig Groeschel preached about really stuck with me;

“Our spiritual enemy wants to take from you what God gives you.”

How true is that? There are things that happen every single day that Satan tries to steal our joy. Satan tries to rob us of what God has told us. It is the enemy that makes us question ourselves and tries to strip us of all the goodness that Gods word brings to us. Why are we so quick to believe these lies instead of believing God’s Truth? Before we receive our answers we still have to celebrate His goodness. If you are in times of waiting remember the times God has been faithful. Remind yourself that He is good. Find something everyday to praise Him for; it doesn’t have to be big, it can be small just something to remind you that the life He has given you is good and beautiful. Don’t lose hope and don’t give up in the waiting.

XOXO