Recounting God's Goodness to Us
Job was suffering from his losses and enduring great physical pain inflicted on him by Satan. He was lamenting the fact that he had even been born, because his grief was so deep. However, even in the midst of so much despair, Job recounted the goodness of God to him to his friends. (Job 10:12) This is a great lesson for us.
When we go through trials or grief, no matter how severe our suffering, we must not forget God's goodness. It will really help us to remember His blessings to us, instead of only focusing on the bad things. Then, it will help even more, if we take the time to recount the goodness of God in our lives to others. It helps us to have a balanced outlook, and a divine perspective on our situation. There is never a time when God leaves His children. There are always reasons to praise Him and thank Him for His goodness to us.
We can thank Him for giving us physical life and eternal life. This life will have great pain, but it extends to eternity in heaven where all is joy and peace. Also, we can recount His lovingkindness to us. God is always faithful when He makes promises to us. We can all look back to see the faithfulness of God in our lives. We can, also, thank Him for caring for us so much that He preserves our spirit. He may have to punish us, or He may allow tests like Job had, but He never breaks our spirit, because He knows just how much we can take, so He never gives us too much pain, if we will only trust Him for strength.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Job 11-13..
When we go through trials or grief, no matter how severe our suffering, we must not forget God's goodness. It will really help us to remember His blessings to us, instead of only focusing on the bad things. Then, it will help even more, if we take the time to recount the goodness of God in our lives to others. It helps us to have a balanced outlook, and a divine perspective on our situation. There is never a time when God leaves His children. There are always reasons to praise Him and thank Him for His goodness to us.
We can thank Him for giving us physical life and eternal life. This life will have great pain, but it extends to eternity in heaven where all is joy and peace. Also, we can recount His lovingkindness to us. God is always faithful when He makes promises to us. We can all look back to see the faithfulness of God in our lives. We can, also, thank Him for caring for us so much that He preserves our spirit. He may have to punish us, or He may allow tests like Job had, but He never breaks our spirit, because He knows just how much we can take, so He never gives us too much pain, if we will only trust Him for strength.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Job 11-13..