Even In the Silence
“From Apathy to a Vibrant Relationship”
Habakkuk 3

“God, this just isn’t fair!”

Chapter 1
Habakkuk questions God – not to accuse Him
God’s answer is confusing
In his confusion, Habakkuk remembers God’s character 

Habakkuk had a crisis of faith.

Chapter 2
Habakkuk meets with God 
God gives Him an answer 
• Write it down
• My justice is coming  
God addresses evil
• You wait faithfully 
• I see the problem, the evil
• I am in in control

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds …” –James 1:2

“… for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” –James 1:3-4

Crisis of faith
We want a resolution to our problems.
God wants a relationship that grows through them.

God wants to use the struggles in our lives to strengthen both our faith and our relationship with Him. 

Habakkuk 3:1-19

“A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.” –Habakkuk 3:1

Habakkuk’s relationship with God becomes vibrant.

How do you move from spiritual apathy to a vibrant relationship with God?
1. Let God’s past faithfulness ignite your faith today (Habakkuk 3:1-15)

“O Lord, I have heard the report of you …” –Habakkuk 3:2

“In the midst of the years revive it … make it known” –Habakkuk 3:2

Past faithfulness
• God brought the Israelites out of Egypt (Exodus)
• He met the people of Israel by Mount Paran 
• The Ten Commandments to make sense of their relationship 
• The plagues that brought the freedom from the Egyptians 
• God’s protection & Salvation: water to blood in the Nile, parting of water in the Jordan, the parting of the Red Sea
• Joshua’s victory in battle as God held the sun and moon (Joshua 10)
• God dealing with the nations through the Israelites (Amos 1:3)
• God destroyed the Canaanites to give Israel the promised land (Exodus 19)

2. Accept what God is doing, knowing it’s part of His perfect plan (Habakkuk 3:16)

Acceptance is being realistic and honest about the circumstances.

“… my body trembles; my lips quiver; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble…” –Habakkuk 3:16
	
Acceptance is becoming even more intentional in your spiritual life.

“…Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us.” –Habakkuk 3:16

Acceptance is allowing the Spirit of God to fill us with peace.

3. Trust God with your future just as you’ve trusted Him before (Habakkuk 3:17-19)

I will trust …
No matter what.
By praising and worshipping Him.
And find great strength from it.

“To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments.” –Habakkuk 3:19

God’s got me. Come on, let’s go!