Habakkuk 3:16-19
"Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my saviour". Habakkuk 3:18.
God showed Habakkuk a grim future. It would take more than mere optimism to endure the coming hardship.
Yet despite that, Habakkuk said he would "rejoice in the Lord " and "be joyful ". He proclaimed his hope in God, who provides strength to walk in difficult places.
Sometimes, we go through seasons of deep pain and hardship. But no matter what we've lost, or wanted, but never had , we can, like Habakkuk, rejoice in our relationship with a loving God.
Even when it feels like we have nothing else, He will never fail or abandon us. Hebrews 13:5.
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