Enduring Pain

KEY VERSE: Job 5:17-19   

“If you are determined to do God’s will or lead in an area, you will be tested.”

 

Written By Ben Dankaka

Job was a man of great faith. When he was prosperous, he stayed faithful to God. When he lost everything, he remained faithful. And as he held on, he got discouragements. First, his wife asked him to curse God. Then his friends tried to make him think he was suffering for his own sins. Job disagreed with all of them even though, he couldn’t figure out why he was surrounded by tragedies. But what Job didn’t know was that he was going through a test. His trials were intended to test his faith in God.

Like Job, maybe you are overwhelmed. Don’t hurry and conclude you are under a curse. Not all crises are caused by curses. As we have seen in the case of Job, even a righteous person can be overwhelmed by indescribable crises. If you are determined to do God’s will or lead in an area, you will be tested. Before He was arrested, Jesus told his disciples, "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." Jesus made that statement because He knows that crises are inevitable. But He wants us to know that in Him, we also are overcomers.   

 

Prayer/Confession: Lord, thank you for the grace you’ve given me to overcome my challenges. Amen.

 

REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: Job 8:20-21; John 16:33; John 17:15