08/09/2026
Rejoice When Life Falls Apart
Pastor Glen Lim | 6 September 2026
Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17–19
Series: Be Joyful in Uncertainties and Life Transition
How do we rejoice when life falls apart?
Opening a new sermon series on being joyful in times of uncertainty and transition, Pastor Glen Lim turns to Habakkuk 3:17–19 and reminds us that we can rejoice in the Lord even when life gives us nothing to rejoice about.
Habakkuk did not deny the reality before him. The fig tree did not bud. There were no grapes on the vines. The crops failed, the fields produced no food and there were no livestock in the stalls.
Everything he depended upon was disappearing.
Yet Habakkuk declared:
“Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.”
Pastor Glen shares three ways we can respond when life falls apart.
Face the reality of life without fear and doubt
Faith does not mean pretending that everything is fine. We can be honest about our pain, suffering and uncertainty because although we may not understand what is happening, God does.
Our circumstances may be bad, but our God is still good.
Choose to rejoice and worship God despite adverse circumstances
Rejoicing is a choice of faith. Instead of allowing our problems to determine whether we worship, we deliberately turn our attention towards God.
Like Paul and Silas worshipping in prison, we can choose to praise God even before our circumstances change. Our joy is not built on positive thinking or willpower. True joy comes from the Holy Spirit living within us.
Remember who God is and what He can do
God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. He knows our past, present and future. He is our Shepherd, our loving Heavenly Father, our refuge, our strength and our ever-present help in trouble.
Pastor Glen closes with this powerful reminder:
Our circumstances may fail and change.
Our resources may fail and change.
Our strength may fail and change.
Our friends may fail and change.
Our health may fail and change.
But our God does not fail and change.
Therefore, even when life falls apart, we can still say:
“Yet I will rejoice in the Lord.”