What Does Faith In God Looks Like?

Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NLT).

God is in control and He can be trusted. He promises to support and defend those who are faithful to Him. However, we must patiently wait for Him to help and protect us (Habakkuk 3:16). While we patiently wait for God, we must ask God for His help, strength and mercy.

In Habakkuk 3, the Prophet remembered God’s deliverance in the past (Habakkuk 3:2-15) and rejoiced because he knew God would deliver him again in the future. The Prophet rejoiced knowing that even if God never pours out another blessing on him or His people, God is still worthy of our complete and wholehearted trust, praise and strength (Habakkuk 3:19). The Prophet revealed that no matter what happens, he would rejoice and trust in God because he knew that God is his Redeemer and Savior.

The Prophet Habakkuk trusted and rejoiced in God like Jesus Christ, the Apostle Paul, King David, and many others (see also Hebrews 11) know matter what happened around them or in the future. Whether failure, death, starvation or loss, these people all rejoiced in the Lord. Like many others of the Holy Bible, Habakkuk's feelings were not controlled by his situation, circumstances nor the events surrounding around him but by faith in God's ability to give him strength, support and help.

God gives His people strength and confidence through difficult times. Therefore, God's people need to live in the strength and power of Him as God and remain faithful to God (Habakkuk 2:4). Beside, God takes no pleasure in people that turn away from Him for their help and support (see Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11 and Hebrews 10:37-38). The righteous live day-by-day trusting God and trusting God knows best and He has a plan and purpose that is good. To believe is to obey God. Faith itself is an act of obedience, but faith also produces obedience (see Romans 1:5; Ephesians 2:8-10; and James 2:14-26).

Take your eyes off your problems and surrounding and look to God. That is what faith looks like! 

I'm singing joyful praise to God. I'm turning cartwheels of joy to my Savior God. Habakkuk 3:18 (The Message Bible).

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will be happy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:18 (The Living Bible).

But I will still be glad in the Lord; I will rejoice in God my Savior.

Habakkuk 3:18 (New Century Version).