High Places: God’s Perspective Above Life’s Valleys | Strength for the High Places: A 10-Day Journey Through Habakkuk 3:19

Habakkuk 3:19 in the Amplified Bible says: “The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army]; He has made my feet steady and sure like hinds’ feet and makes me walk forward with spiritual confidence on my high places [of challenge and responsibility].”

Family, we know who is our Strength. God is. 

But today, I want us to understand that God doesn’t only strengthen us for the valley, He also lifts us to higher ground. Hallelujah.

To walk on “high places” in Scripture is to live above fear, doubt, and defeat. It means being given a vantage point — God’s perspective — where we see life through the lens of His sovereignty and promises rather than our immediate struggles.

In Psalm 61:2 (NIV), David cried out: “From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” 

David understood that in the valley of despair, we need God to lift us higher. In our valley situations, we are not to give up. That is not an option if you know in whom you believe. Amen?!

Valleys limit our sight — they make problems feel bigger than they are. Think about any problem you have right now that seems so big.

Be encouraged: God is standing by to lift us to high places. He wants to expand our vision so we can see His faithfulness stretching far beyond our present pain.

Micah 4:2 (ESV) paints this image: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” 

The mountain of God represents a place of revelation, where our steps are directed by His Word. On the mountain, clarity replaces confusion, hope replaces despair, and faith replaces fear. No negativity on that mountain, hallelujah. Forward and upward movements, in Jesus’ Name.

Family, it is also in high places that worship flows freely. 

In the book of Psalm 121:1–2 (NKJV) we are told: “I will lift up my eyes to the hills—From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.” 

The psalmist reminds us that looking up aligns our hearts with God’s power. Help does not come from the hills themselves but from the Maker of the hills. 

Sometimes, our valleys are emotional — discouragement, exhaustion, or disappointment that weighs heavily on us. 

But Colossians 3:2 (NRSV) exhorts us: “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” 

God calls us to fix our gaze higher, because perspective shapes endurance. When we look only at the valley, we lose hope. We get sad. We are discouraged. We feel hopeless.

On the other hand, when we look up, we remember the One who rules above it all. Hallelujah.

Family, to walk in high places, to see God’s perspective above life’s valleys, is also to walk in victory. 

Deuteronomy 32:13 (NKJV) says of God’s people: “He made him ride in the heights of the earth, that he might eat the produce of the fields; He made him draw honey from the rock, and oil from the flinty rock.” 

In the high places, God provides sustenance and blessing in ways that could never come from the valley floor.

So what do we take away from Habakkuk’s imagery today? 

1. Life will still have valleys — seasons of loss, hardship, and weariness — but God does not intend for us to stay there. 

2. By God’s strength, He enables us to rise above, to see with His eyes, and to stand where the enemy thought we would stumble. 

3. God calls us upward, not because the climb is easy, but because His perspective changes everything.

The challenge for us is this: when we find ourselves in valley situations, will we stay there, or will we let God lift our eyes higher? 

Will we trust God to give us deer’s feet for the climb and the courage to step into His high places? 

Like Habakkuk, may we declare with faith that the Lord is our strength, and because of Him, we can walk with confidence on every height He calls us to.