Speaking Through Humility

Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm. He said:

"Who is this that darkens my counsel

 with words without knowledge?

Brace yourself like a man;

 I will question you,

 and you shall answer me.

Job 38:1-3

In the book of Job, Job was a blameless man in everything he did. God chose to expose him to all kinds of attacks from Satan to show the wonderful servant in Job. And when things fell apart in his life he did not turn on God or curse him, even if he was encouraged to. He remained faithful. Even his friends turned on him saying that he must have sinned in order that these things were happening. They kept on pushing and Job pushed back. And I think this is where Job erred. He because so resistant that he did nothing wrong that he didn't allow himself to be searched thoroughly. He just wanted to die already and wished never to be born because of all his sufferings. Even though he was blameless his one fault was that he claimed to know the situation. He failed to recognize God's mystery.

I, like lots of men, try to figure things out and try to fix the problem. I want to know this or that but that can lead me to my own downfall. We all have parts of this life that we are meant to understand but there are some things that God just says we can't understand, it's beyond what our minds can handle. That's the problem, we try to control the things we can't and fail to address the things that can. I need the wisdom to understand what they are... it's like the serenity prayer.

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your blessings today and every day! Help me to scrub my own heart daily so that I can lead a life like Job before his trials so that my heart will be ready for his trials without the accusations. I will learn to lean on Your ways and understanding not mine. In the wonderful name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen!