“I will take my stand at my watchpost
            and station myself on the tower,
and look out to see what he will say to me,
            and what I will answer concerning my complaint.” – Habakkuk 2:1

People like to look for patterns and predictability in the world, and even in God’s behavior.  But in Habakkuk’s case, he saw a situation that didn’t make sense to him, that God would use Babylon to brutally punish His people in Judah.  God knew it wouldn’t make sense to Habakkuk, saying “I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.”[1]

Habakkuk would have gone into a private corner to sulk, but instead he brought it to God and was willing to be patient and wait to see how He would answer.

Is there something that doesn’t make sense right now in your life?  In my experience, there almost always is.  Therefore, be as vigilant and patient as Habakkuk.  Take your place in watchful hope on the watchtower and see what God will do.

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[1] Habakkuk 1:5b