Looking at the life of Job, he lived a long time. He grew up, got married, had children and raised them, buried them, and ended up having more children and raising them also. I find it interesting we judge him and define him over something which took approximately nine months of his life. Yet via the events of this brief period in his life, most of us define the entire man.
One thing we must remember is Job had a real relationship with the LORD. He was not a part-time Christian. He was not a once in a while church goer. He was not a deacon on Sunday morning and sneaking out to the club on Friday and Saturday night. No Job loved the LORD with all his heart and soul. How do I know? Well glad you asked me. I will prove it in our Scripture reference.
You see, these tragic events came to him one on top of the other. Not a moment to even catch his breath in between the news of the events happening. Understandably he arises and rents his clothes and shaves his head. These are signs of distress and of being loss or not sure which way to turn. But then something interesting happens. The bible says he "fell down upon the ground." Fell down is denoted by the Hebrew word, "Napal" (Ney-pal). One of its translations is literally "to settle down". Why is this important?
Like Job, most of us have had a series of events hit us all at once which tried to drive us "over the cliff". Normally we react in distress, grief, and linger on the pain. Job's lesson to us: he quickly found his center, his rock, his grounding place and he focused on His LORD and began to worship Him! He "settled down" in God. In this Job understood that it was the LORD who was in total control and He would never put more on him then he could bare. Or you may say, "the steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD!"
Sometimes others will attempt to define you by a series of events or circumstances in your life. They will say, "I know so and so, he's like this" or "You know they did this, right?" But when you have spent time with the LORD, and He is your Rock; when you fully trust in Him, then you will always be able to find your center and come back to Him no matter what befalls you in any given day or period of your life.
Even if you have a moment of instability, remember it is the LORD who is in charge, and it is He who holds you in the palm of His hand.
Thank You, LORD, for my relationship with You!
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