What do you do when there’s nothing you can do?
Is God AWARE, does He CARE, and is He THERE?
Is God AWARE, does He CARE, and is He THERE?
God is not ABSENT, APATHETIC, or ANGRY.
Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV)
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NIV)
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
John 9:1-3 (NIV)
Is he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
Is he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
3 Truths to Help You Wait Well:
Habakkuk 2:1–3 (NIV)
I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. Then the Lord replied: 'Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.'
I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. Then the Lord replied: 'Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.'
1. Keep SEEKING & STANDING.
Habakkuk 2:1 (NIV)
I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.
I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.
Exodus 14:13-14 (NIV)
Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
WAITING seasons don’t have to be WASTED seasons.
2. TRUST God’s TIMING.
Habakkuk 2:3 (NIV)
For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.
For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.
3. BELIEVE despite what you SEE.
Habakkuk 2:4b (NIV)
The righteous person will live by his faith.
The righteous person will live by his faith.
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)
For we live by faith, not by sight.
For we live by faith, not by sight.
You may not be able to see GOD, but God can always see YOU.
Habakkuk 3:18-19 (NIV)
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength.
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength.
Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.