Joy and Habakkuk

God, I long for and deeply desire the outlook and the effect of the outlook that Habakkuk has. At the end of his book of lament and doubt over God's judgment of his people, he writes in 3:17-19 what are to me some of the most phenomenal when I stand back and compare them to my own life.

As you read it, replace the fig tree and the olive crop and the lack of sheep & cows with things like "supermarkets have no food," "every Starbuck's crop froze," "every the cow has madcow disease," "every chicken has bird flu," "the stock market crashed," "you got fired from your job," "your car was totaled," "you got diagnosed with cancer," etc. Could I still say this...

"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights."

Dr. Piper explains "when all the supports of human life and earthly happiness are taken away, God willb e our delight, our joy. This experience is humanly impossible. No ordinary person can speak in truth like this. If God alone is enough to support joy when all else is lost, it is a miracle of grace" (25). Oh, how I want that miracle!