Ever wish God would talk directly to you? I’m sure Job did, until perhaps God talked to him like this. It’s quite a “conversation” that they have. It’s filled with all the things that God is, has made, and reigns over. And Job is kind of left sitting there, realizing that he hasn’t brought much to the table. I bet Job, and you and I too, wished that God would have come in and explained the whole idea before it got underway. GOD, “Job, you’re going to have a hard time. It won’t be fun, you won’t like it. But in the end, many people will better understand how to endure suffering because of your life.” Job, “Can we talk about some of the details? Like the kids and wives part? I don’t really like how you’ve laid those out. In MY WAY, it works a little different. Let me show you…”
I don’t know about you, but I get stuck in the mindset that God really should listen to me more. I start thinking that “MY WAY” should really be consulted on a regular basis and that God is pretty lucky to have me around to double check everything by. I of course don’t really think this, but occasionally, and most unfortunately, I act this way. I pray for God to do things that I want. I plan and then hope that God will back it up. I look around and start making decisions based on what I think would be best for the Kingdom of God .
I hope you’re a little bit smarter with your actions than I am. I need regular and stern reminders that God is in control and I am not. It’s a simple lesson; a good one to keep in mind, but a better one to live.
God is God, I am not. When we lose sight of this, we need to read it, hear it, and live it again.
