When the fields are empty and the sky won’t clear, can joy still rise? We open Habakkuk 3 and follow a prophet who starts with hard questions and ends with a song, showing how memory, honesty, and trust can carry a soul through a storm that hasn’t passed yet. This is not a feel-good shortcut. It’s a grounded look at how faith works when justice is costly and answers sting. We walk through the vivid prayer-song—mountains trembling, seas parting, sun and moon pausing—and see how remembering God’s track record reframes fear. The text won’t let us pretend; Habakkuk names failed crops, empty barns, and trembling knees. Then he chooses joy anyway, not because the ledger turned positive, but because the Lord remains steady and near.

I share a “dancing in the rain” story to picture this kind of hope: the season hasn’t changed, but the first drops remind you it will. We talk about what it means to rejoice as an act of resistance against despair, how worship becomes stability on rough ground, and why “the righteous will live by faith” is more than a slogan—it’s a survival map. If you’re heading into a battle, inside one, or finally coming out, this conversation offers language, courage, and a next step.

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