For the Vision Awaits Its Time
A Soul Care Reflection on Habakkuk 2:3
By Chris N. Braza
Soul Care International Foundation, Inc.
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:
though it tarry, wait for it;
because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”
— Habakkuk 2:3 (KJV)
“Sapagkat ang pangitain ay para pa sa takdang panahon;
ito’y magsasalita sa wakas at hindi magsisinungaling.
Bagaman ito’y maghintay, hintayin mo;
sapagkat tiyak na darating ito, hindi ito magluluwat.”
— Habakkuk 2:3
When Waiting Feels Like Silence
Most of us don’t struggle with believing God can do something.
What we struggle with is waiting—especially when the waiting feels like silence.
We pray.
We plan.
We hope.
Yet days turn into months, months into years, and we quietly ask:
“Lord, did You forget?”
Habakkuk knew that feeling.
He was not a prophet who spoke from comfort. He spoke from confusion, frustration, and holy impatience. He questioned God openly. He dared to ask why injustice seemed to win and why God appeared slow to act. And God’s answer was not an explanation—but a vision.
A vision that would come.
But not yet.
God Is Rarely Late—But Almost Never Early
Habakkuk 2:3 confronts a hard truth about faith:
God’s timing often clashes with our urgency.
We live in a world of instant replies, fast results, and quick fixes. But God works in appointed times—takdang panahon. Not rushed. Not delayed. Appointed.
What feels like delay to us is often preparation in God’s eyes.
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Preparation of character
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Preparation of capacity
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Preparation of courage
Because some blessings, if given too early, would destroy us instead of develop us.
“Though It Tarry, Wait for It”
Waiting in the Bible is not passive.
It’s not doing nothing.
It’s not giving up.
Biblical waiting is active trust.
Waiting means:
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choosing faith over frustration
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obedience over impulse
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hope over despair
Sa Tagalog, ang paghihintay ay hindi kawalan ng kilos—ito ay pananatili. Pananatili sa panalangin. Pananatili sa tama. Pananatili sa Diyos kahit mahirap.
Sometimes the vision delays because we are still becoming the person who can carry it.
The Vision Will Speak
God says the vision will speak. That means when it comes, it will make sense. The pain, the process, the pruning—all will have a voice.
One day you will say:
“Kaya pala.”
“Now I understand.”
What you are enduring now may be the very testimony that will heal someone else later. Soul care often begins with stories that once hurt us.
For the Tired, the Doubting, the Faithful
If you are tired of waiting, this verse is not a rebuke—it is reassurance.
God is saying:
“I have not forgotten you.”
“I am not lying to you.”
“I am not late.”
Your job is not to force the vision.
Your job is to remain faithful until it arrives.
Sa gitna ng pagod, panghihina, at katahimikan—manalig ka.
Ang pangitain ay darating.
Sa tamang oras.
Sa tamang paraan.
At sa tamang dahilan.
A Soul Care Closing Thought
Waiting does not mean your faith is weak.
It often means your faith is being strengthened.
If you are in a season where nothing seems to move, remember this:
God is still working—even when you cannot see it.
Hold on.
Heal well.
Stay faithful.
The vision will come.
And when it does, it will speak clearly.
By Chris N. Braza
Soul Care International Foundation, Inc.
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