Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Job and us today
After reading Job I couldn't help draw parallels to Jobs attitude and often times our own attitude. When things go wrong for Job he becomes upset with God and questions what he is doing in his life. We also often do the same thing, when things go wrong we question God and why these things are happening. But the primary difference between 'us' and Job is stickig with God. I think in our society we too often are quick to throw things out if it does not please us 100%. Old TV isn't the best, we're bored with our relationships, and we refuse to make things work so we throw them out. I've had one to many friends hit this same point with God. He isn't providing a perfect lie, or protecting us from the trials of life and so they turn away from God with a heart of bitterness and resentment towards the Creator of the Universe. How could He allow this? Where was God? We all question God at times but the important thing to remember is while questioning God is important, it is even more important to hold on unswervingly to the hope we profess because the one who promises is faithful.
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Kiersten,
ReplyDeleteYeah, I agree. I like Job because it asks us, regardless of our stance or our relationship w/ God, to re-examine it. Job, the book, does make us re-think how fickle we all are.