Habakkuk 3:17–18 (17)Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, (18)yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.(ESV)
There’s a kind of worship that only rises after the answer comes, after the door opens, after the healing happens, after the provision arrives. That kind may be gratitude, but it hasn’t yet been tested as worship. Real worship can stand in the empty field, look at the barren tree, face the unanswered prayer, and still say, “Yet I will rejoice.” Not because the loss isn’t real. Not because the waiting doesn’t hurt. But because God’s worthiness was never waiting on the outcome.
If worship only rises after the answer, it was never worship. It was applause.
Walking With Christ 
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