I See The Problem But God Delivered Me

The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

Our lives are constantly on display. People are always watching how we go through our problems and they are watching how we respond to adversity. Although at times they may not understand, the truth is they respect the fact that you keep showing up when life is at its worst.

I believe that God uses situations that we go through to allow us to become evangelistic.

And I’m learning every day that life is unpredictable. As the song writer says, “time or life is filled with swift transition”.

We must recognize that our trials are not about us, but they are about other people. Through our trials, God just may be creating a situation to allow our responses to be a testimony to someone else.

Look at the text, Habakkuk the minor prophet, in the midst of defeating life's reality, he shares with us his unfailing source of strength and confidence in which ultimately leads to his necessary satisfaction and contentment in the Lord Himself. The strength God gives Habakkuk say's is like the power found in any active, swift- footed animal. In other words, just as a deer can quickly abound through a dark forest, so the prophet said he could move joyfully through difficult circumstances. Though his legs trembled (v. 16) at the awesome theophany of God, or the visible manifestation to mankind of God, this is the same Lord that was His joy (v. 18), strength (v. 19), and assurance.

Notice that God enabled, allowed, empowered and authorized the prophet to walk on the heights of his problem. Not only would he prosper through his trials; but he would also climb to the mountaintops of victory and triumph.

May I tell you something?

It is important how you reply in your situation. Because what you are going thru was designed for the glory of God. God only gets the glory if you go thru your situation like you should. You got to keep your head together when others around you are losing their minds. We have to go thru our trials and tribulations giving God the glory so that others will know that He is able.

If someone else is watching you go through your trials and tribulations, and when they see you come out, they will know that God is able to bring them out. When I was reading this text now I understand why we have been going through what we have been going through. Because New G when someone we that God is able to bring out, then they will know that if God can do it on flag chapel, then we know that he can do it on MLK.

The bible declares that in verse 17, they were going through some touchy circumstances. Habakkuk 3:17-18

Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields were empty and barren; even though the flocks died in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, I can hear him say, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation.

My question this morning is how do we respond? How we respond to our situations. In the scripture (verses 17-18), they were going through a drought. The bible says instead of complaining or giving up, they simply acknowledged the situation. Let me tell you that it’s alright to acknowledge what you are going through in order to use it as point of reference, so that when God delivers us, we can say look where He brought me from. The most important thing to know is that you should not stay there.

It’s ok to recognize that we have some problems, but don’t setup a resident there, don’t build a campfire, and don’t open up a light bill in your name because you have to know that you are not there to stay.

Know that just because you are in a drought doesn’t mean you have to doubt God.

The question is what do you do with conflicts like we find in here in verse 17? Well, verse 18 says rejoice. Here’s what you do, you must come to the yet in your life, which means God hasn’t delivered you yet. In other words, I am going to trust you and I am going to praise you no regardless of what others do.

I feel a yet like Job, I’m going through but yet will I trust you.

I don’t have the money yet.

I haven’t been delivered yet, but I’m going to trust you until you do.