Offended by God
1. GOD’S *SILENCE ISN’T *ABSENCE, AND HIS *WAITING ISN’T *NEGLECT.
Habakkuk 1:2– 2 How long, Lord, have I called for help, And You do not hear? I cry out to you, “Violence!” yet You do not save.
2. OUR *OFFENSE ISN’T WITH GOD. IT’S WITH OUR *EXPECTATIONS.
Habakkuk 1:5 CSB – Look at the nations, and observe — be utterly astounded! For I am doing something in your days that you will not believe when you hear about it.
Matthew 11:4-6 – Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news, 6 and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.”
3. WHEN YOU CAN’T CHANGE YOUR S*ITUATION, CHANGE YOUR *PERSPECTIVE
Habakkuk 2:1 – I will stand at my guard post And station myself on the watchtower; And I will keep watch to see what He will say to me, And how I may reply when I am reprimanded.
Habakkuk 2:4 – Behold, as for the impudent one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous one will live by his faith.
Habakkuk 3:17-19a – 17 Even if the fig tree does not blossom, And there is no fruit on the vines, If the yield of the olive fails, And the fields produce no food, Even if the flock disappears from the fold, And there are no cattle in the stalls, 18 Yet I will triumph in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. 19 The Lord God is my strength,...
1. Name your disappointment – what have you been carrying?
2. Bring it to him – don’t hide it, lament it.
3. Say your “yet” – “God, even if ___ never happens, I will still trust you.”