Job 39-40 : the correct answer is no
Coming to the end of Job - and this is this the part where God finally speaks - and Job is humbled - I actually read this last Wednesday night and I know it spoke to me and humbled me. It's great to read it again.
Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?
Let him who accuses God answer him!
...
Would you discredit my justice?
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
I was humbled cos I realised that in hating myself and the person I have turned out to be, in wondering what it was God was doing with me, I crossed the line, crossed from responding to troubled times and feelings to questioning God and accusing him of having no idea of what he is doing.
God IS a powerful God.
God IS a just God.
God IS always true to His promises - every last one of them.
God DOES know what He is doing.
Dear Dad [in heaven],
I'm sorry for doubting that you knew what you were doing, sorry for telling you how you should run my life.
You have never let me down, you are right now saying yes to so many things that I am praying about.
Help me to hear your spirit more clearly as He points me to the cross and the peace, life and hope that I can find there.
Thanks so much for waiting, ready, always, for me to come and talk with you, I want to do it more often and I will try to - and not make you wait all day before I speak with you - I know what it feels like to be ignored, to be left until last, and although I also know you don't feel the way I do about that, although I know that I am completely forgiven - in fact because I am forgiven for it - I want to stop doing it, and get you back into the day to day grind of my life.
I want to find true happiness, joy, peace - which I know only comes in you and not the people around me, or the partner I do not have.
I have a heap of people I love and care for and I am just going to spend some time talking about them now.
love, b.
Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?
Let him who accuses God answer him!
...
Would you discredit my justice?
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
I was humbled cos I realised that in hating myself and the person I have turned out to be, in wondering what it was God was doing with me, I crossed the line, crossed from responding to troubled times and feelings to questioning God and accusing him of having no idea of what he is doing.
God IS a powerful God.
God IS a just God.
God IS always true to His promises - every last one of them.
God DOES know what He is doing.
Dear Dad [in heaven],
I'm sorry for doubting that you knew what you were doing, sorry for telling you how you should run my life.
You have never let me down, you are right now saying yes to so many things that I am praying about.
Help me to hear your spirit more clearly as He points me to the cross and the peace, life and hope that I can find there.
Thanks so much for waiting, ready, always, for me to come and talk with you, I want to do it more often and I will try to - and not make you wait all day before I speak with you - I know what it feels like to be ignored, to be left until last, and although I also know you don't feel the way I do about that, although I know that I am completely forgiven - in fact because I am forgiven for it - I want to stop doing it, and get you back into the day to day grind of my life.
I want to find true happiness, joy, peace - which I know only comes in you and not the people around me, or the partner I do not have.
I have a heap of people I love and care for and I am just going to spend some time talking about them now.
love, b.
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