Having lost all ten children, your business, your goods, and your health, what can you say when your wife complains? You better be careful! Job responded,”Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh”. That’s not usually a good way to start! He better have something good to say next–and he does, “What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?–“(Job 2:10). In other words, shall we trust God when we are blessed with pleasant things and turn against Him when painful things come our way? Shall we sing in the sunshine and get sour and silent when the shadows fall? Is God good only when we approve of His actions? Do we think we deserve to be exempt from those things that are common to man?
We need to realize that God’s character is not changed, nor His love lessened, because our circumstances take a turn for the worse. We are to trust Him at all times. We should know Him well enough to realize that He never makes a mistake. Regardless of circumstances we are to consider His wisdom, assure ourselves of His love, embrace His promises, and believe that He makes all things work together for good to those who love Him (Rom. 8:28). Instead of leaning to our own understanding, we should trust Him with all our heart (Prov. 3:5-6).
For those who love God every—
–misery has a mission
–trial is a tool
–pain has a purpose
–burden has a blessing
–miracle has a message
–problem has a period—there will be an end to our trials. The best is always yet to come!
Sailing the sea of life isn’t always peaceful and pleasant. Storms arise that scare us. Clouds blot out the sun leaving us confused. Wind and waves cause us to worry and wonder if we will survive. But the Scriptures tell we can trust the Master of the sea. We can rest assured that one day we will look back from the shores of sweet deliverance, confess that He made no mistakes, and praise Him through the endless ages.
