Habakkuk (Part 1)

Faith In Frustration

Habakkuk 1:2-6

Scripture

Habakkuk 1:2-6

O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,

and you will not hear?

Or cry to you “Violence!”

and you will not save?

3 Why do you make me see iniquity,

and why do you idly look at wrong?

Destruction and violence are before me;

strife and contention arise.

4 So the law is paralyzed,

and justice never goes forth.

For the wicked surround the righteous;

so justice goes forth perverted.

5 “Look among the nations, and see;

wonder and be astounded.

For I am doing a work in your days

that you would not believe if told.

6 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans,

that bitter and hasty nation,

who march through the breadth of the earth,

to seize dwellings not their own.

Pray

God help us to have faith

Story 1

Me afraid to jump off cliff into water cause I didn’t know how deep

Application 1

Faith is for conflict

If there was no conflict there’d be no need for faith

Story 2

Earning trust

Supporting Scripture

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Applications 2

Difficult situation helps our faith grow

Pray

God help us to see conflict as an opportunity to grow