MiniSode 4.d: Walking in Faith: Tested, Tried, True

What do we do when we don't understand what God is doing?

How can we continue to wait on Him when we're worn out and weary?

Often In times of stress and difficulty, we learn our greatest lessons, for that is often when God breaks through in our lives and shows us something new for His purposes.

If you were to examine your faith, would you say it’s a little faith, a struggling faith, or that you’re just stepping into great faith? Do things that used to shake you up no longer ruffle you up - you immediately give it over to the Lord trusting He’s going to take care of it.

Habakkuk wrestled with God in deep theological issues, but embraced God with a life that was in tune for His purposes for him. Habakkuk had a burden - not only in the sense of a message from God, but also in the sense of a heavy weight. It was heavy in its content, because Habakkuk announced his coming judgment on Judah. It was also heavy in its source, because Habakkuk deals with tough questions he brings to God and God's answer to those questions.

There will certainly be opportunities for our faith to be tried and tested in it’s resolution.  It’s not if, it's when situations and storms are sifted through the powerful, sovereign hands of God our Father and allowed to seep into our lives.  When they do, faith responds, “how can I respond to this in such a way and by doing proves my faith and belief in God to be true, and my Savior to be tremendously present in my time of need, in the end bringing His beautiful purpose into and out of this hard thing, placing His glory and ultimate goodness on display?”

References:

Notes taken from Aleister Begg’s sermon “Faith that is Taught” http://blb.sc/00920p
Notes from Sermon Mountain Moving Faith - Bill Foote http://blb.sc/005vpy
Notes from David Guzik's commentary on Habbakuk 2: https://preview.tinyurl.com/ybwq8v5c

Verses Sighted:

2 Timothy 1:12
1 Peter 1:3-9
James 2:17-26
Habakkuk 2:1-4
Psalm 22:1
Romans 1:17
Hebrews 10:38
Galatians 3:11