"Though the fig tree should not blossom,
nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail
and the fields yield no food,
the flock be cut off from the fold
and there be no herd in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
God, the Lord, is my strength;
he makes my feet like the deer’s;
he makes me tread on my high places.
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments.
Habakkuk 3:17–19
nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail
and the fields yield no food,
the flock be cut off from the fold
and there be no herd in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
God, the Lord, is my strength;
he makes my feet like the deer’s;
he makes me tread on my high places.
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments.
Habakkuk 3:17–19
Take 10 minutes to pray through these movements of lament:
1. Turn to God: Bring your attention and words to the Lord.
2. Bring your complaint: Name what is painful, uncertain, or missing.3. Ask boldly: Ask God for the help you need.
4. Choose to trust: Remember who God is and pray Habakkuk’s words: “yet I will rejoice in the LORD.”