'O Lord, how long-' There are times when we wonder why God is not acting in the time and way that we think He should act. Habakkuk was a prophet who was befuddled with God's apparent inaction in the face of needless injustice and suffering.-He was not a critical complainer from the side-line but a baffled believer who longed that God might answer his prayer. However, when God does reveal that He indeed is about something the prophet is thrown into even more turmoil. When the life of faith seems to 'throw us a curve ball' leaving us confused and despairing, the story of Habakkuk offers some strong and helpful medicine.