WHY DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME?

I guess this question has been asked by each person that ever opened his eyes into this world.  And this is the reason that I am going back to Job one more time.  In Job 42, the last chapter in Job, Job is restored and finally gets his questions answered by God Himself.


Study/ "In response to God's speaking to Job, Job humbles himself to God and God rebukes Job's three friends for adding to Job's suffering by their false assumptions and critical attitudes.  Job's material possessions and family are restored, and he receives even greater blessings than he had before.  Those who persist in trusting God will be rewarded.  And Job replied to the Lord, " I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted."


"It is foolish for  people to think they can stand up against God when they are afraid of that which they cannot see or understand.  Therefore, it is better to submit to God's loving authority than to face his wrath.


"Throughout the book of Job, Job's friends had asked him to admit his sin and ask for forgiveness and eventually Job did indeed repent.  Ironically, Job's repentance was not the kind called for by his friends.  He did not ask forgiveness for committing secret sins, but for questioning God's sovereignty and justice.  Job repented of his attitude and acknowledged God's great power and perfect justice."
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  When we angrily ask, "If God is in control, how and why could he let this happen to us?"  It is then we need to check ourselves to see if we are riding the same wrong pony as did Job. We will consider ourselves lucky if we have no friends that ask us, "What did you do wrong?" That was definitely Job's misfortune. Because we are locked into time,and unable to see beyond today, we cannot know the reasons for everything that happens to us.  We have no way of knowing the future to tell us because this happened, then blank will be better, and blank will turn out really wonderfully well!  No such luck. Our minds can only go back to Job's story and reflect on his mistakes.  Then, go on to the powerful and loving God that we know.  And there we will find comfort in knowing that He and only He knows how things will all turn out.


I repeated this lesson as it has been an especially hard one for myself and my family. I'm guessing all families have gone through something somewhat like Job did.  Let us try to be glad and grateful for all things of God, whether they are hard to bear or easy.


And now to you, my friend, I wish easy does it, either way you need to go,


Jo INMN