{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvertical.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fteaching-july-26-2026-7u6ObVOu","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Defiant Faith | Habakkuk 3 | Nathan Hughes","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9689ac23-2320-4b64-bf07-a443a5ebe021/c6157e55-7d4d-484a-b74a-841c21b614e8/habakkuksquare.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"What does faith look like when God doesn't change your circumstances?\n\nIn the final message of our Habakkuk series, we discover that biblical faith isn't pretending everything is okay—it's choosing to trust God even when life gives you every reason not to.\n\nHabakkuk's journey mirrors so many of ours:\n\nChapter 1: He brings his questions and frustrations to God.\nChapter 2: He learns to wait and listen.\nChapter 3: He remembers who God is and responds with worship.\n\nAs Habakkuk recalls God's faithfulness throughout history, his perspective changes. Babylon doesn't get smaller—God gets bigger. And when our view of God gets bigger, our circumstances get smaller. Not because they become insignificant, but because they're no longer ultimate.\n\nIn this message we'll explore:\n\nHow remembering God's character fuels courageous faith.\nWhy faith isn't the absence of fear.\nWhat it means to say \"Though... yet I will rejoice.\"\nHow God often changes us even when He doesn't change our circumstances.\nFinding strength in God's presence instead of perfect conditions.\n\nWhether you're facing uncertainty, grief, anxiety, unanswered prayers, a difficult diagnosis, financial pressure, or a season of waiting, Habakkuk reminds us that our hope isn't built on explanations—it's built on the unchanging character of God.\n\n\"The righteous live by faith.\"\n\nScripture: Habakkuk 3\n\nIf this message encouraged you, we'd love for you to like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs hope today."}