Hi, everyone.
Recently, I've been reading the book of Habakkuk, a short book in the Old Testament of the Bible. I've liked Habakkuk 3 for a long time, but I never paid much attention to chapters 1 and 2 today. One verse in particular caught my eye today while I was reading chapter 1:
"They sweep past like the wind and are gone. But they are deeply guilty, for their strength is their god."
This really makes me think about my life, and contemplate whether I have made the mistake of making my strength my god. In other words, am I depending on myself instead of God?
Later on, I was thinking about a business opportunity, and I wasn't sure how to handle it. I was going to pray about it. I searched for a song that I'd heard over a year ago. I wasn't sure who'd sung the song, or even what it was called, but it turned out to be "Not in a Hurry" by United Pursuit. Here's a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvfCWpRKCnk
This song is about being in the Presence of God and waiting for Him. It says "Don't want to rush on ahead, in my own strength, when you're right here, you're right here."
I love this part of the song, because it describes one of the problems with being in my own strength. I can get a plan and run with it, and forget to wait on the Lord.
It also reminds me of a metaphor that God has showed me in the past. He showed me that when I listen for His voice, sometimes I listen like a relay runner. I'm already gearing up to move or even starting to move before He gives me a Word, so that I can receive the Word like a baton and immediately start running. He wants me wait and listen without rushing away. If I depend on Him, He will lead me in the right direction. He will tell me where to go, and when. So, it's important that instead of turning my strength into my god, I let God be my strength.
