---FROM FEAR TO FAITH~~

'The Sovereign LORD
is my strength; He
makes my feet like
the feet of a deer.'
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--THE DOCTOR'S WORDS landed in her heart with a thud. It was cancer. Her world stopped as she thought of her husband and children. They had prayed diligently, hoping for a different outcome. What would they do? With tears streaming down her face, she said softly, "God, this is beyond our control. Please be our strength."

What do we do when the prognosis is devastating, when our circumstances are beyond our control? Where do we turn when the outlook seems hopeless?

The prophet Habakkuk's situation was out of his control, and the fear that he felt terrified him. The coming judgment would be catastrophic (HAB. 3:16-17). Yet in the midst of the impending chaos, Habakkuk made a choice to live by his faith (2:4) and rejoice in God (3:18). He did not place his confidence and faith in his circumstances, ability, or resources, but in the goodness and greatness of God. His trust in God compelled him to proclaim: "The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights." (V. 19).

When we are faced with difficult circumstances--sickness, family crisis, financial trouble--we, too, have only to place our faith and trust in God. He is with us in everything we face.~~

-When faced with difficult circumstances we can always trust Jehovah Yahweh, YHWH, to be our hope and strength.~

--ODB/KW --'You Deliver Me' / Selah Worship Video ~<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cauV5VljaA>
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