雖然我想要帶你一節一節的看哈巴谷書，但有的時候就好像今天這樣，我們需要走進支路，暫停下來聚焦聖經另一個相關的部分，這樣才能幫助我們對這個主題有一個整體的認識。

昨天我們看到哈巴谷因為神對邪惡沒有採取行動而感到迷惘和沮喪。也許你每天打開報紙，讀到世界上發生的可怕事情──強姦、謀殺、貪污、暴力、政治陰謀、貪欲、道德敗壞、不法等等時，你心裡也有類似的迷惘。當我們好像先知哈巴谷那樣感到迷惘的時候，可以做些甚麼呢？當一切都顯得不合理時，我們當如何自處？

第一步是：我們必須向自己誠實地承認，我們正感到迷惘。有人可能覺得這只是指出實際的情況，然而你也許會感到驚訝，因為要某些基督徒承認自己心裡的感受是一件困難的事情。這是因為很多信徒心裡都有一份不自覺的欲望，想向世界表明自己對生命的所有問題都有答案，因此每當他們感到迷惘的時候，就會加以否認，假裝一切都很好。但那是不誠實的行為，而不誠實比很多事情更令人焦慮。因此，我們第一件要做的事是誠實──對神誠實，對別人誠實，對自己誠實。

Although it is my intention to take you verse by verse through the prophecy of Habakkuk, there will be times, such as today, when we will turn into a side road and pause to focus on a different, but relevant part of Scripture. This will add to our overall understanding of the theme.

We saw yesterday that Habakkuk was confused and frustrated over God's inaction in the face of evil. Perhaps a similar confusion exists in your heart as, day after day, you pick up the newspaper and read about the appalling things that are going on in the world - rape, murder, corruption, violence, political intrigue, lust, vice, lawlessness, and so on. What do we do when confusion hits us in the way it hit the prophet Habakkuk? How do we handle ourselves at those times when nothing makes sense?

The first step is this: we must honestly admit to ourselves that we are confused. That might seem to some to be stating the obvious, but you would be amazed how difficult it is for some Christians to acknowledge and admit to what is going on inside them. This is because there is a subconscious desire in the hearts of many believers to present to the world the image of being people who have the answer to all of life's problems - and so whenever they feel confused, they tend to deny the fact and pretend that everything is fine. But that is dishonest - and few things cause more anxiety than dishonesty. The first thing, then, is honesty - honesty with God, honesty with others and honesty with ourselves.