How to act when God does not make you feel
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In this sermon, the speaker discusses how to act when God does not make sense. They use the example of Habakkuk, a book in the Bible, to show how to deal with confusion and perplexity when faced with injustice, illness, financial struggles, or other trials. The first thing to do is to direct our anguish towards God, seeking answers and bringing our negative energy to Him. Prayer is a form of therapy that changes us, and we must trust that God has a purpose for all things, even when they don't make sense to us. It is important not to stay in a state of anger or depression, but to transfer our burdens to the Lord and seek His guidance.
The value of prayer is in the therapeutic release that it provides. Prayer changes us by allowing us to release our burdens and speak to God. It brings a peace that surpasses all understanding, a peace of the spirit. We can choose how we react to trials and suffering in our lives. We have the freedom to decide whether we will react with depression, anger, or resentment, or whether we will turn to God and trust in Him. We have the power in Christ Jesus to break the chains of generational damnation and reprogram our biology and neurology to move in the principles of the Kingdom of God.
The book of Habakkuk teaches us several principles to help us overcome difficult circumstances. Firstly, we must have faith in God's sovereignty and trust that He has a plan, even when we don't understand it. Secondly, we must live by the principles that come from the mouth of God, rather than our own impulses and appetites. Thirdly, we must exercise patience and wait for God's timing to complete His mysterious processes in our lives. Fourthly, we must praise the Lord, even in the midst of affliction and pain, and declare His goodness and control over our lives. By applying these principles, we can overcome any challenge and live a life of blessing and hope.
The speaker reflects on the book of Habakkuk and encourages listeners to praise God even in difficult circumstances. He cites Job as an example of someone who complained to God but ultimately praised Him. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of forgiveness, even if one does not feel it initially. He encourages listeners to declare positive things with their mouths and to choose praise and confession over negativity. The speaker invites listeners to come forward for prayer and liberation from any negative situations in their lives. He ends with a quote from Habakkuk about rejoicing in the Lord despite difficult circumstances.
The value of prayer is in the therapeutic release that it provides. Prayer changes us by allowing us to release our burdens and speak to God. It brings a peace that surpasses all understanding, a peace of the spirit. We can choose how we react to trials and suffering in our lives. We have the freedom to decide whether we will react with depression, anger, or resentment, or whether we will turn to God and trust in Him. We have the power in Christ Jesus to break the chains of generational damnation and reprogram our biology and neurology to move in the principles of the Kingdom of God.
The book of Habakkuk teaches us several principles to help us overcome difficult circumstances. Firstly, we must have faith in God's sovereignty and trust that He has a plan, even when we don't understand it. Secondly, we must live by the principles that come from the mouth of God, rather than our own impulses and appetites. Thirdly, we must exercise patience and wait for God's timing to complete His mysterious processes in our lives. Fourthly, we must praise the Lord, even in the midst of affliction and pain, and declare His goodness and control over our lives. By applying these principles, we can overcome any challenge and live a life of blessing and hope.
The speaker reflects on the book of Habakkuk and encourages listeners to praise God even in difficult circumstances. He cites Job as an example of someone who complained to God but ultimately praised Him. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of forgiveness, even if one does not feel it initially. He encourages listeners to declare positive things with their mouths and to choose praise and confession over negativity. The speaker invites listeners to come forward for prayer and liberation from any negative situations in their lives. He ends with a quote from Habakkuk about rejoicing in the Lord despite difficult circumstances.
Last Sunday we talked about when God does not make sense, when God does things that do not compute in our minds, they do not seem to agree with the just, generous, kind, faithful God who does things as he promises in his word. When things happen in our life, in our nation, our society that we live in, when the world gets a little weird and we don't know how to interpret what's happening, and we're not sure where God is at that moment. When there are moments of adversity and trial in our lives, it can be at the level of a collective, social, global situation, such as when there are war situations in our countries or rampant crime or a disease, a plague that spreads. It can be on a very large collective level, but also on a personal level, when things happen in our lives that we say, wow, why, I didn't deserve this, and where is the faithful God and the just God who blesses those who they serve it, and why then is this happening to me.
When there are moments that God does not make sense and we saw that God is present, God is speaking, God is moving, sometimes the Lord moves in unexpected ways and takes time to do things. We have to be like Habakkuk when the Lord responds and says, I am going to send a horde, a plague of violent, malignant, sinful people, and I am going to execute my people, and Habakkuk says, Lord, but how is it possible? I spoke to you saying that there was injustice in the nation but it was not for you to send such terrible destruction through terrible hands.
When there are moments that God does not make sense and we saw that God is present, God is speaking, God is moving, sometimes the Lord moves in unexpected ways and takes time to do things. We have to be like Habakkuk when the Lord responds and says, I am going to send a horde, a plague of violent, malignant, sinful people, and I am going to execute my people, and Habakkuk says, Lord, but how is it possible? I spoke to you saying that there was injustice in the nation but it was not for you to send such terrible destruction through terrible hands.
