God, What Are You Doing?

Pastor Akin began by sharing a personal story of losing his first child through miscarriage while preparing for missionary service, describing how he angrily asked God "what are you doing?" He introduced Habakkuk as a prophet who lived during the final days of the Assyrian Empire, witnessing corruption and violence in Judah while feeling God was inactive. The sermon focused on Habakkuk's brutal honesty in prayer, where he complained that God wouldn't listen or act despite the violence and injustice around him. Akin emphasized that when we can't understand God's actions, we should first pour our hearts out to Him in prayer rather than giving Him the silent treatment or seeking other solutions first.

In this message:

When you can't make sense of what God is doing, the first place you must go is to the Lord in prayer.Habakkuk was brutally honest with God, not pulling any punches or trying to soft pedal his frustrations.Prayer is God's gift to us as our way for communicating with God, and Jesus advocates for us at God's right hand.All Christians come to times in their lives where we ask the question 'God, what are you doing?'The Bible is very in touch with life and incredibly relevant even in 2025.