MIDWEEK MEDITATION

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.
                                                Habakkuk 3:17-19

Though; a statement of exception.

Even if what I hold dearly does not pan out, I choose to believe. That sentiment is the heart of faith. Habakkuk knew the price and the gift of joy. When we are willing to let go of what we demand our lives should look like, and instead, cling to our God who is good and to the belief that He will work all things together for our good… in that place we find joy. Not the sort of joy that rides ebbs and flows with the tide of circumstance, but a joy that is based on something far more constant dearly – a good God with good plans for our lives. Even though the fig trees in our lives may not blossom as we expect or along the timeline we anticipated, still we can find a joy that leads to praise. 

May your joy be based on God’s character instead of your circumstances this week.