This Sunday, we discovered that when in doubt, we need to trade venting for lamenting. Venting only releases steam, but lament takes our pain vertical to God. Think of it as the difference between yelling at a wall and speaking to a Father—one just echoes back, the other listens and responds.
What stands out in Habakkuk’s story is that lament doesn’t deny reality—it wrestles with it in God’s presence. Habakkuk names violence, injustice, and unanswered prayer, but he refuses to walk away. He stations himself on the wall, waiting for God’s word (Habakkuk 2:1). That’s where faith grows: in the silence that feels like nothing is happening, God is shaping us into people who live not by sight but by faith.
This week, don’t stop at venting—bring your raw honesty to the One who can carry it.
