Trust in Jehovah and LIve!

"Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding." - Proverbs 3:5. 


* Why can we tell Jehovah our concerns?

* What should our prayers include? 

* Why is waiting on Jehovah so important?

WE ALL need comfort.  Perhaps worries, disappointments, and afflictions have become part of our life. We may be struggling with heartaches resulting from advancing age, disease, or the loss of a loved one.  Some of us are subjected to hostility.  Escalating violence surrounds us.  True, we are convinced that these "critical times hard to deal with" are evidence that we are living "in the last days" and that each passing day brings us one step closer to the new world. 2 Timothy 3:1) Still, we may have been waiting for a long time to see the fulfillment of Jehovah's promises, and our difficulties may be increasing.  So where can we find comfort?

To find the answer, let us examine the book of Habakkuk.  Though the Scriptures do not provide specific details about Habakkuk's life and activity, the book that bears his name is a source of encouragement.  His name probably means "Ardent Embrace."  This  could refer to  Jehovah's comforting embrace or to the way his worshippers confidently cling to him. Habakkuk spoke to God, asking probing questions.  In effect, he asked questions on our behalf, since Jehovah inspired Habakkuk to write down the conversation. -Habakkuk 2:2.

This intimate dialogue between the distraught man of God and Jehovah is all the Scriptures reveal about the prophet.  His book is part of "all things that were written beforehand" and that are preserved in God's Word, the Bible,  "so through our endurance and through the comfort through the Scriptures we might have hope."  (Romans 15:4)  How can we personally benefit from the book of Habakkuk?  It can help; us to see what it means to trust in Jehovah.  Further, Habakkuk's prophecy assures us that it is possible to acquire and maintain a calm heart despite our afflictions and problems.  With that in mind, let us consider the book of Habakkuk in more detail. 

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