Living By Faith in God’s Timing

High SchoolAmplify United
Written By Amanda Hahn

Preached to: Middle & High School Students

Speaker: Pastor Amanda Hahn

As we step into 2026, Amplify Youth is embracing a new theme and vision: ACCELERATE.

Last year was a season of SHIFT—God reshaping structures, rhythms, and expectations. Shifts can feel uncomfortable or slow, but God never shifts us to stall us. He shifts us to prepare us. Now that the shift has happened, it’s time to move forward—not ahead of God, but with Him.

ACCELERATE is a year of faith-fueled momentum as we step into God’s vision with fresh fire and full trust in His timing.

Key Verse: Habukkuk 2:3-4

God’s Vision Has a Set Time

Habakkuk reminds us that God’s vision is not random or rushed. It has a purpose and a timeline. What feels like delay to us is often preparation in God’s hands. Just because we can’t see it yet doesn’t mean God isn’t moving.

Waiting Is Not Wasted

Waiting seasons are not empty seasons. God uses them to refine us, strengthen us, and ignite fresh fire within us. Just like building a fire takes preparation, waiting often fuels what God is about to accelerate next.

Acceleration Fails When We Trust Ourselves

When we rely on our own strength, emotions, or understanding, we can move fast in the wrong direction. Scripture makes it clear: self-powered living leads to broken paths, but God-powered living leads to life.

Faith Is the Accelerator

Faith is not passive—it moves. Faith obeys, shows up, stays consistent, and keeps going even when it’s hard. True acceleration isn’t about doing more; it’s about trusting deeper. When God sets the vision, faith is what moves us forward.

Next Steps: The 21-Day ACCELERATE Faith Challenge

To help students put faith into action, we launched a 21-Day Faith Challenge:

  • 📖 10 minutes in God’s Word each day

  • 🙏 5 minutes of prayer each day

  • 🔥 1 faith action per week (serve, invite, share, obey)

Challenge Dates: January 8–28
Tagline: Small steps. Real faith. God-sized momentum.

Students are encouraged to reflect on what God is doing in their lives and take intentional steps of faith as we ACCELERATE into 2026 together.

Keep up with all that’s going on at Amplify Youth, including dates, times, sign-ups, and forms, on our main page.

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  • 🍽️ Dinner Table – Night 1

    Topic: Trusting God’s Timing

    Focus Scripture: Habakkuk 2:3

    Starter Question

    • What’s something you really dislike waiting for? Why?

    Discussion

    1. Why do you think waiting can be so hard, especially for teenagers?

    2. The Bible says God’s vision has a “set time.” What do you think that means for your life right now?

    3. Can you think of a time when waiting actually led to something better than you expected?

    Apply

    • What is one area of your life where God might be asking you to trust His timing instead of rushing?

    Prayer Prompt

    • Ask God to help your family trust His timing, even when it feels slow or unclear.

    🍽️ Dinner Table – Night 2

    Topic: Waiting That Builds Faith

    Focus Scripture: Habakkuk 2:3–4

    Starter Question

    • If waiting had a purpose, what do you think God might use it for?

    Discussion

    1. The message said “waiting is not wasted.” Do you agree or disagree? Why?

    2. How can waiting help God shape our character or strengthen our faith?

    3. What are some unhealthy ways people try to rush ahead of God?

    Apply

    • How can you choose faith instead of frustration the next time you have to wait?

    Prayer Prompt

    • Thank God for what He is building during seasons of waiting and ask for patience and trust.

    🍽️ Dinner Table – Night 3

    Topic: Faith That Moves Us Forward

    Focus Scripture: Habakkuk 2:4

    Starter Question

    • What’s the difference between moving fast and moving in the right direction?

    Discussion

    1. Why does trusting ourselves sometimes feel easier than trusting God?

    2. What does it look like to let faith—not feelings or pressure—guide decisions?

    3. How can faith help us stay steady when things get difficult or uncertain?

    Apply

    • What is one small step of faith God might be asking you to take this week?

    Prayer Prompt

    • Pray together, asking God to help your family live by faith and follow His direction.

  • Big Idea: When God sets the vision, faith is the accelerator.

    • Intro: God used 2025 as a season of SHIFT to prepare us, and now in 2026 He’s calling us to ACCELERATE—moving forward with faith, not ahead of His timing.

    • Point 1: God’s vision has a set time, and what feels like delay is often divine preparation.

    • Point 2: Waiting is not wasted, because God uses it to refine us and ignite fresh fire within us.

    • Point 3: Acceleration fails when we trust ourselves instead of relying fully on God.

    • Point 4: Faith is the true accelerator—obedient, consistent trust that moves us forward in God’s direction.

    • Next Steps: Commit to the 21-Day ACCELERATE Faith Challenge by spending daily time with God and taking intentional steps of faith.

  • Habakkuk 2:3-4 (NLT)

    “This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.

    Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.”

Amanda Hahn
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