What I Learned From Job

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When something happens that shakes our faith, in the moments that follow, we are faced with a decision to lean into what we know to be true about God or allow the doubts of His love for us to take up space in our mind. Days, weeks, even months may continue to bring the feeling that we are 'hanging in limbo', that our life is stuck 'on hold'. In the pain and sorrow, grief and loneliness, we may feel as if we are being swallowed up in it. But, in all that we experience, we are not ever left alone. The Holy Spirit of God whispers hope to us...even in our darkest days. Even when other voices try to condemn us or confuse us. And speak lie after lie to us, we can ask God to speak clearly to our heart and we will know the voice of our Savior. The One who rescued us then...will rescue us now.

God may ask us to take a step of faith. When my world was rocked by a tremendous loss in 2013 it took me 7 years and a world-wide pandemic to bring me to a space of willing to finally clean out the compartment I'd stored my anguish and confusion in. The last chapter of Job had been so hard for me because I couldn't wrap my brain around how disconnected it felt for a man to have lost all of his children  tragically in chapter 1 and by chapter 42 have more children and...stuff...and seem like all was made right.

Finally, choosing to wrestle out my brokenness with God over this passage...to just sit in it...and wait...God spoke to my heart. As I was writing in my journal how unfair it was to Job and how his life would never be the same after sustaining such great loss, even when God poured out more blessings on his life in every area...as I wrote the words, "but Job would never be the same..." I heard that tender, quiet, so familiar voice etched with love whisper to my heart, "I didn't want him to remain the same." And in that instant I knew the heart of my Father was saying..."I don't want you to remain the same either."

We are changed when we walk through the shadow of the valley of death. We choose how we respond and it's never too late to let it all go and find rest in the arms of our Savior. Life will never be the same. Even more true is that God doesn't want us to remain the same. He is calling us higher. Will you answer His call?

Read more devotions written by Denise Harper at Treasured Inside
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