I was reminded...

A friend sent this to me last week and I just happened to open the email and see it this morning...

Habakkuk 3:17-19

17 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,

18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.

19 The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to go on the heights.

A good reminder to me this morning that I will rejoice in the Lord, no matter my circumstances, no matter my uncertainty. The thing I always take away from being in Africa is the joy that people have despite their lack of material goods...despite their lack of a "future" in the sense of what we consider a future here in the US. I need to remember that joy...it is a joy rooted in God, my Savior.