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Something changes in Habakkuk. He began by asking, "How long?" Then, "How can You do this?" God tells him to live by faith. Now, that word has become his posture.

Habakkuk 3:17–19 Though the fig tree should not blossom,nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive failand the fields yield no food,the flock be cut off from the fold and there were no herds in the stalls,yet I will rejoice in the LORD;I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

That is what it means for the righteous to live by faith. Faith is standing on what God has said even when we cannot yet see its fulfillment. No matter how long it takes, no matter what circumstances look like, we continue to trust the One who has spoken.