Job Had It Worse: Finding Perspective in Suffering

I swear these devotionals are not intended to be about me, but I would be lying if I didn’t say all of this has given me plenty time to think and reflect on what God has planned for our lives. Just yesterday, I was beginning to start to feel like everything was crashing down on me and I was getting the “why me” syndrome. I’m sure you know it. We begin to think we are the only one suffering or going through a rough patch. We aren’t. Not even close. Then I had this thought;Job had is worse! I’ve told this story before, so bear with me, I’m telling it again. You see, nine years ago I was down in Baja Mexico doing my dirt bike stuff and a buddy was belly aching about how everything was so hard for him and after a day or two of this I responded to him, “Jim, Job had I’d worse.” Because he did, way worse. Job lost everything, his wealth, his family, his livestock, all of it gone in a short time. Even his health started getting pretty bad near the end, and the hardest part about all this is that God allowed it to happen despite the fact that Job was a great guy. We all ask ourselves at times, “How could God allow this to happen?” I can assure you Job did. A lot! But we serve a Big God, and in the Bible it tells us Gods response to this question we all have. He answered Job too. He reminds Job and us that He is crafting something far more beautiful than we could ever imagine while also working things out for His glory and our good. Though Job’s story is brutal and extreme, it reminds us that we play a small part in a gigantic narrative that God has written. Even when things don’t seem to make sense, even when they’re painful and confusing, we can rest knowing that God will never lose control. Be nice, Grace Wins.