Is it truly our heavenly Father that has your faith?
I asked myself this lately, as I began reading Job for a second time. I completely love reading the Bible and really it's because I am curious.
Side bar: Quite honestly, I wasn't so curious for the last 3 months. It was really just a scripture a day and mostly my memory verses that kept me going, namely Psalm 23 & Exodus 14 v 14, oh and Romans 8 v 18....
Ever looked at the (digital) time and a verse pops up? Then that same verse convicts....nah it's Jesus sis. Nothing is for nothing.
Back to the question.....what/who has your faith?
Is your faith in a person or thing, maybe a salary, your busy schedule, career maybe, heck you sleep even?
Job, chapter 1 - this uncle had messengers coming to him back to back giving him news on how his life has just changed, flipped upside down, inside out, shaken about, and just went up in smoke... everything he knew, was now no longer as it was...
Loss+Loss+Loss+Loss = He praised the name of the Lord.
He acknowledged that God gives and He takes.
Because He is God.
We have ONE drastic loss, ONE devastating change happen, ONE loss....just one thing. One thing goes boom, we go boo you God! 😔
We are sad people.
I can imagine how Job must have felt. Probably as if he was hit in the stomach four times. Hard blows. Not even a chance to get upset. Not even a chance to cry. Not even a chance to recognise all the emotions he felt. But same time, it's like Job put himself aside, and was like I am not even about feel sorry for myself right now. He chose to acknowledge God for His great power to give him all he had and that he knows that he came here with nothing. Nothing but the skin on his back, and whatever he had was rightfully God's to take. He praises His name.
His faith was in God Almighty. Even in his losses.
Friend, lesson here is, it's a choice. Either you choose you and how you feel about your losses or you choose to remain faithful to God no matter the circumstances.
We came here with nothing and quite honestly God owes us nothing. Yet, He truly loves us and still blesses us even when we don't deserve His goodness.
Give him praise in the good times and not so good times.
I pray this urges you to seek God through His Word.
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.”
Job 1:21 NIV
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