Sermon, June 5, 2011 - What to Do When There Are No Easy Answers
Habakkuk 3
What to do when there are no easy answers
The problem of unanswered prayer 1.2-4
The problem of strange answers 1.5-11
The problem of praying with eyes open 1.12-17
The problem of praying in the dark 2
How do you pray when there are no easy answers?
1. Continue to pray! [1]
Do it anyway!
2. Continue to pray for God’s revealed will [2]
a. You can always pray for revival and reformation
b. You can always pray for God’s mercy
3. Continue to pray honestly
a. Be honest about your fears [16]
b. Be honest about your fears concerning the future [17]
4. Continue to pray in hope
a. God’s presence with us [18]
b. God’s power for us [19]
c. God’s promise [19]
John Olson
