- God’s plans often don’t match our expectations. “This is not what I imagined” is a normal part of both life and faith. Disappointment often comes from pictures we formed without God as the source.
- God is the one who paints the picture. The revelation comes from God. His plans, perspective, and purposes are higher than ours. We don’t author the vision — we receive it.
- Delay does not mean denial — it means appointed timing. What feels delayed to us is unfolding on God’s schedule. The promise is not late; it is timed.
- We choose how to frame what God paints. We can frame our circumstances through comparison, pain, insecurity, or impatience — or through faith. The frame determines how we interpret the picture.
- God provides the picture. We frame the experience.
- Faithfulness reveals the picture over time. The righteous live by faith. We don’t need the full picture — we need daily faithfulness. Frame by frame, obedience reveals what God has been building.
- God's promise isn't framed on timing, it's framed on faith.
- “This is not what I imagined” — where in your life or faith journey have you felt that most recently? What expectations did you have, and where do you think those expectations came from?
- The sermon asks: “Who gave you the image?” What voices or influences most shape your picture of what your life should look like — God, culture, social media, family, comparison, something else?
- Habakkuk moves from frustration to faith. What helps you shift from complaining about God’s timing to trusting God’s timing? What makes that difficult?
- The message described different “frames” — too small, too big, crooked, broken, and faith-filled. Which frame do you most tend to use when interpreting your circumstances — and why?
- “You don’t need the full picture — you just need to be faithful.” What would simple faithfulness look like for you in this current season — practically and specifically?
