Habakkuk 2:3
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
In the midst of life's problems, it's easy for us to start wondering, "Does God hear me?", or "Why doesn't He answer my prayers?" Like Habakkuk, we often feel angry and discouraged when we see terrible things happen. God's answer to Habakkuk is the same answer He gives us when we wait for His promise of ultimate victory over evil to come true: Although it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, it will come. It will take place at its appointed time and it will not be delayed. Through waiting, Habakkuk realizes that ultimately, God is sovereign over all and more powerful than even the Babylonians, who are merely putty in God's hands. Habakkuk is therefore encouraged and strengthened. Likewise, through waiting, we realize God is Sovereign. We can be at peace, knowing God is in control. When nothing seems to be happening, we have a hard time waiting. But God works out his plans with perfect timing. What He wants done will be done in His time. We just need to trust Him.
Matthew 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Romans 8:29
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Jeremiah 1:8
Be not afraid of their faces for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.