Job
13
– 14
Verse13:4 hit me this morning:
But you! You smear me with lies as if to help,
but as healers you are worthless.
How many times in life do you have friends
who seem to make matters worse than better? Their opinions and ideas tend to
get you in more problems than less. I know for me that is the way often. The
only time that comes to mind actually worked out. We were at Riverside Raceway
getting some track time and I wasn’t feeling it. I started to pack up, when my
friend David barked at me and said you are doing the greatest thing in the world,
get back on the bike and ride. I did and almost went off once the tires warmed
up in turn 1!! I regained composure and had a great day.
So we should not always dismiss your
friends, just know when what their saying is WRONG and not just what you DON’T
want to hear!
Verse 13:13 and on is Job going right to
God:
So keep your mouths shut around me, and let me speak to God.
And whatever may come, let it come.
I would love a relationship with God that
was clear and easy to figure out. Part of me says I have it and another is
still seeking. Case in point was a home we are trying to sell. We had an offer
above asking that the appraisal came in significantly below asking. During this
time I had another offer come it for more than the appraisal, cash and quick
closing. I was stuck; I did not know what to do. The buyer had skin in the
game, but would not go off the appraisal. I went back and forth till eventually
settling on the higher offer.
I believe I understood God’s prompt and
things seem to be working out perfectly, but it was not crystal clear. But as I
have said, it will be clear in hindsight.
Verse 14:7 is the ultimate optimistic view:
You know,
at least there is a kind of hope for a tree:
if it gets cut down, it may yet sprout again out of the roots.
And very likely then, its tender shoots will not die.
When all may seem at its darkest, God’s
light will shine through if you keep the faith. My debt journey started in 2001
and it was darkest in 2008 when the real-estate deal fell through and our debt
was well over a half a million dollars. God opened doors and things have been
moving slowly, but positively since. All makes sense in the long run, just
preserver.
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