when life seems ruined, don't give up... you don't know what God has in store...
Sometimes life just gets ruined. You know what I mean. You had these perfect plans, everything was going well, and the next minute it's falling apart. You never saw it coming. You could have never anticipated anything like this, much less expected it. Some people, some diseases, some decisions have way of really ruining the life you were living, and you're left sitting in the ashes produced from utter devastation.
I love the story of Job. For so many reasons, it has become one of my favorites. Maybe it's because Job is relatable. Maybe it's because Job doesn't sugar coat it. His story shows us how hard, how unfair, how difficult life can be sometimes. His story reminds us that none of us are exempt from hardship, either. It's real. Job doesn't pretend. And one of the things I really love about the book of Job is that he asks questions. He asks the questions we want to know the answers to, and he battles with himself trying to figure out why his life has been smashed to pieces. Job isn't afraid to say what we're all thinking. And it is comforting to see that at least one other person in the world has survived tough times.
Job got to the point where he was done. To the point here he wished it was over. He hoped that God would put him out of his mercy. That seemed like the best alternative to him. Job couldn't see past his circumstances. Who ever can? When surrounded by thick clouds of pain, it's hard to see a way out. Death seemed like the best way out to Job. The way it could all be over. He cursed the day he was born. He wished he had never born. It was so bad, seemed so unbearable, and pressing on hurt too much.
I love the story of Job. For so many reasons, it has become one of my favorites. Maybe it's because Job is relatable. Maybe it's because Job doesn't sugar coat it. His story shows us how hard, how unfair, how difficult life can be sometimes. His story reminds us that none of us are exempt from hardship, either. It's real. Job doesn't pretend. And one of the things I really love about the book of Job is that he asks questions. He asks the questions we want to know the answers to, and he battles with himself trying to figure out why his life has been smashed to pieces. Job isn't afraid to say what we're all thinking. And it is comforting to see that at least one other person in the world has survived tough times.
Job got to the point where he was done. To the point here he wished it was over. He hoped that God would put him out of his mercy. That seemed like the best alternative to him. Job couldn't see past his circumstances. Who ever can? When surrounded by thick clouds of pain, it's hard to see a way out. Death seemed like the best way out to Job. The way it could all be over. He cursed the day he was born. He wished he had never born. It was so bad, seemed so unbearable, and pressing on hurt too much.
"Oh, that my words could be written. Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument, carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead, engraved forever in the rock."
- Job 19:23-24
Oh, that Job could know exactly what God had in store for him. Oh, that Job could know that his words were written. Engraved forever in the rock. Permanent words. Words that would give hope and encouragement for the rest of time. Words that would go down in history to be read by all generations. Words that would bring light into someone else's darkness. Words that would have never existed had Job's life gone in the direction he had planned.
So maybe it seems like your life has been ruined. Don't give up. Press on through the pain. You have no idea what God has in store for you, and you have no idea how your story will end. He will work it out. He always does.
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