Discussion Questions for November 16, 2025
If you enjoy these questions or they are useful, I would like to hear about it! - Pastor Harvey
1. What “fig trees” or “fields” in your life feel empty right now?
Habakkuk names his losses honestly before declaring his trust.
Where do you see areas of lack, disappointment, or uncertainty that you may need to acknowledge before God rather than hide or ignore?
2. When have you struggled most to say the word “yet”?
Habakkuk’s faith hinges on a single word—yet.
Can you think of a moment when your circumstances and your faith felt in conflict, and you had to choose trust even when joy didn’t come naturally? What helped you make that choice—or what hindered it?
3. What is one “flea” in your life right now—something you wish God would remove—that might actually be an instrument of His grace?
The ten Boom story shows that God can use even the painful, irritating, or confusing things as part of His purpose.
Is there a hardship, frustration, or unanswered prayer that you might need to view differently in light of God’s sovereignty?
4. In what ways are you relying on your own strength instead of God’s?
Habakkuk says, “God, the Lord, is my strength.”
Where do you find yourself depending on your abilities, resources, or control—rather than surrendering and allowing God to give you “deer’s feet” and sure footing?
5. How have you seen God use past valleys to prepare, strengthen, or bless you—or your church?
Your Hurricane Sally story is a corporate version of Habakkuk’s theme: God using devastation to set the stage for renewal.
Where can you look back and say, “I wouldn’t want to relive that… but I wouldn’t trade what God did through it”? What does that memory teach you about trusting Him in your current valley?
If you enjoy these questions or they are useful, I would like to hear about it! - Pastor Harvey
1. What “fig trees” or “fields” in your life feel empty right now?
Habakkuk names his losses honestly before declaring his trust.
Where do you see areas of lack, disappointment, or uncertainty that you may need to acknowledge before God rather than hide or ignore?
2. When have you struggled most to say the word “yet”?
Habakkuk’s faith hinges on a single word—yet.
Can you think of a moment when your circumstances and your faith felt in conflict, and you had to choose trust even when joy didn’t come naturally? What helped you make that choice—or what hindered it?
3. What is one “flea” in your life right now—something you wish God would remove—that might actually be an instrument of His grace?
The ten Boom story shows that God can use even the painful, irritating, or confusing things as part of His purpose.
Is there a hardship, frustration, or unanswered prayer that you might need to view differently in light of God’s sovereignty?
4. In what ways are you relying on your own strength instead of God’s?
Habakkuk says, “God, the Lord, is my strength.”
Where do you find yourself depending on your abilities, resources, or control—rather than surrendering and allowing God to give you “deer’s feet” and sure footing?
5. How have you seen God use past valleys to prepare, strengthen, or bless you—or your church?
Your Hurricane Sally story is a corporate version of Habakkuk’s theme: God using devastation to set the stage for renewal.
Where can you look back and say, “I wouldn’t want to relive that… but I wouldn’t trade what God did through it”? What does that memory teach you about trusting Him in your current valley?