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Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-19
“For though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength.”
Reflection
There are days when you rejoice because of the breakthrough—and then there are days when you rejoice in spite of what hasn’t come yet.
Habakkuk’s words aren’t naïve. They come after deep wrestling, lament, and confusion. His world was not flourishing. The fields were empty. The barns were bare. Still, he declared, “Yet I will rejoice.”
This kind of joy isn’t surface-level or situational. It’s a choice to anchor your soul in the unchanging goodness of God, even when your circumstances say otherwise. It’s a declaration that God is still worthy, even when life feels barren.
You may not have received what you prayed for yet. You may still carry disappointment or feel unseen. But today, you are invited to rejoice—not because everything is fixed, but because God is still present, still faithful, still writing your story.
Joy in the waiting is an act of defiant faith. It’s spiritual courage. It’s a way of saying: Discouragement does not get the last word.
Let your “yet” rise today.
Centering Prayer
God…
Not everything in my life is as I hoped. But You are still my God. You are still good. And even here, I choose joy—not because everything is easy, but because You are enough. Amen.
Practice for Today
Choose one joyful thing to do today—listen to a song, take a walk, speak a blessing over someone. Let it be your “yet I will” moment, your declaration of resilient joy.
Journaling Prompt
What does it look like for me to rejoice right now—not because everything is okay, but because God is still God?
Closing Blessing
You are not forgotten.
You are not forsaken.
Even in the silence, God is still near.
Rejoice—not in the outcome, but in the One who holds you.
Let your “yet” rise and carry you forward.
Pray as You Go
Breathe in: I will still rejoice...
Breathe out: …for You are my strength.
