"Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation."
Habakkuk 3:17-18. NKJV
There are times when everything seems to be going wrong. Money is tight but bills keep piling up. Things all of a sudden begin to break down, either at the same time or one after another. We think we're over the hurdle when something else crops up. Pressure, pressure and more pressure.
When you begin to feel that you can't take much more, the washing machine floods the kitchen out, the car breaks down and your mobile has died on you; high winds blow the aerial off your roof and the dog has an ailment requiring urgent medical attention. AAARGH.
This may sound a little exaggerated but it can happen. You see, we don't plan that the washing machine is about to flood the kitchen, or that the car will break down and you have to walk miles because the battery is dead in your mobile. No, things happen and somehow we have to cope with it all.
It's easy to think, 'Where is God in all of this? I thought He loved me.' He does love you but these things happen to believers and unbelievers alike. No one is exempt bad days, or even weeks such as these.
The thing is, we have to face adversity. We do this by focusing on God and finding out what is happening here. He may be teaching us and trying to take us to another level. Two things that we need to learn out of this type of thing is, Patience and perseverance. Not easy I know.
When we are in similar situations, we have to be careful what we say, because in times like this the devil may suggest that we blame it all on God for allowing this to happen. This can be like a curse when we do it. There's is also temptation to blame other people. It can be quite therapeutic to have a good old, 'Point the finger and blame someone else' party. But it does no good whatsoever. We have to watch the curse - that self-fulfilling prophecy. When we use negative words they have a habit of happening, so be careful.
Today's scripture, gives us some good advice:
(17) 'Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labour of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flocking be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls - (18) Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.' Habakkuk 3:17-18. NKJV
This is the answer for each one of us. Troubles may come upon us, all at once, but God wants us to stand tall and praise Him, reaching the deeper level in Him. It makes sense!
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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