Who Are You?

I am not going to quote the Bible here today. Instead I'm going to point you to Bible Gateway to read the book of Job.  Particularly, I want you to read the first two chapters and then chapters 38 through 42.

What happens is that Job is allowed by God to be tested by Satan. Four of Job's friends come and are with him and they all take a shot at explaining why such dreadful things have happened to such a righteous man. The last part of the book that I want you to read is the part where the Lord speaks directly to Job and challenges him to answer a series of questions.

The lesson is that, instead of trying to rationalize why things happen and instead of insisting that when something bad happens that person must have done something to deserve it, we need to put our full reliance on God. We need to understand the fundamental truth that any number of "bad" things are going to happen to all of us over the course of our lives but the only real answer is to have faith enough to show everyone that God is so much bigger than any of it. So much so that we need not worry about the reasons why but rather that God is still very much in control and will deliver us from it.

At the end of the book, Job is not only restored to his previous status but blessed even more on top of that because through his pain his faith didn't falter. Through both the major catastrophes and the minor inconveniences of life let God be your guide and let His Word be your truth and your comfort.