Yet I Will Trust Him

This afternoon, when we were in the car, I read Habakkuk and a lot of it spoke to me, but I have to say, I just finished a study on Job, and one of my currently favorite songs is Even If, by Kutless, so I was deeply affected by 3:17-18

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,
¹⁸ yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
    I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

Perhaps not everyone is familiar with the quote from Job 13:15, "Though he slay me, yet I will trust him", but I love what that says. It doesn't matter what the Lord wants to put me through; He is still sovereign. He is still Creator and Master. Jesus is victor. The passages from Habakkuk say the same thing. Even if my harvests fail, even if everything falls apart in my eyes, I still have a reason to rejoice. Salvation will always, no matter what, be a cause for joy. 

There are a lot of broken pieces and souls in my life that continue struggle. I want them to be transformed by Jesus. I want God to reveal Himself to them. I want Him to reach out and heal them of their iniquity, to remove their struggle and alleviate their pain. I know people with chronic health problems who need help. I want the Holy Spirit to intervene and speak undeniable, unwavering, blatantly clear truth into these lives and problems. And I have faith that God is perfectly capable of doing these things. 

But I also know that God is still good, even if the healing the doesn't come. 

Even If - Kutless

Sometimes all we have to hold on to 
Is what we know is true of who You are 
So when the heartache hits like a hurricane 
That could never change who You are 
And we trust in who You are 
Even if the healing doesn't come 
And life falls apart 
And dreams are still undone 
You are God You are good 
Forever faithful One 
Even if the healing 
Even if the healing doesn't come 

Lord we know your ways are not our ways 
So we set our faith in who You are 
Even though You reign high above us 
You tenderly love us 
We know Your heart 
And we rest in who You are 
You're still the Great and Mighty One 
We trust You always 
You're working all things for our good 
We'll sing your praise 

You are God and we will bless You 
As the Good and Faithful One 
You are God and we will bless You 
Even if the healing doesn't come 
Even if the healing doesn't come