Oh my goodness, right when i started to read chapter 6 and read the first verse, " If my misery could be weighed and my troubles be put on the scales", took my back to a place of when i was going through a very hard time. It reminded me of the moments i felt like the world was on my shoulders, i felt the pain just coming over my heart and i thought there would not be an end to that deep pain I was experiancing. My heart breaks for Job. Because even though we have faith in God, doesn't mean we wont feel deep pain. Job was a blameless man, but he was also human with emotions. I just love how in verse 5 of chapter 6, he questioned, " Dont I have a right to complain?" Of coarse he does. He was not cursing God or he wasnt blaming God, he just wanting to say, "Hey, Im a human being, I have a right to feel." As sad as this story of Job is , i praise God with all of my heart for allowing my to see that even someone as faithful as Job felt alot of pain and yet, he did not turn his back on God. Why is that it takes times of trouble to happen for us to get closer to HIm? Is it because we want a miracle to come our way or is because we truly pay attention to what He is doing in us in the midst of troubles?? I hope this makes sense, why is it that i can really relate to Job, the diferance is, that i am not blameless, I fall short and I allow for busyness to take over my relationship with my Father.
Written by Liz
Hin Liz...
ReplyDeleteI loved what you wrote here. It is a wonderful reflectionon the affects and effects of suffering when we are going through Job experiences. I like how you then applied it to yourself. You are a thoughtfilled person and I think you hear when God shows you stuff.
God bless