Job 1-2

Hey girls!
Thought Id blog about our study just to give you some notes and share the message!
Found an awesome commentary on job, which Im reading as I read and it will help you understand!
http://www.easyenglish.info/bible-commentary/job-lbw.htm

My thoughts:
The author goes to great efforts to show that Job a really good man in the eyes of God,(blameless and upright 1v1)
He also cared about his children so much, his children werent really living for God and held big partys, Job as a Godly and caring Father after each party would purify them (1v5), which ment he got on his knees and prayed for them, Hard out! but not only that but he sacrificed an animal for each of them (thats 10 animals!)
If thats not a loving and caring Father! i dont know what is...
This kind of gives us a picture of Gods love for us and how Jesus interceeds for us, that although we live/lived in sin, Jesus prays for us day and night that we might know God..and wants us to be blameless.

1v20-22 amaze me!
Just after Job gets news that he has lost EVERYTHING! he falls to his knees, tears his clothes, and get this, WORSHIPS!  "Naked I came form my mothers womb and naked I shall depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, may the name of the Lord be Praised"
Wow! man, if we praised God evertime we were in a battle, and simply trusted God that Hes in control and our lives are in His hand, this would be amazing...
Job must have really trusted God!

Even when Satan afflicted Job with sores (horrible boils! not nice) he still never blamed God for anything, even when his wife tells him to! (2v9) He held tight to what he knew about God...and it says in all this he NEVER sinned..

Its all about our attitude, God is always in control, He never leaves us or forsakes us, never wants to harm us or make us suffer. Sometimes God allows things to happen but only to make us stronger (1 Peter 1v5-7)
but He works out EVERYTHING for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8v28)

So heres your challange: when you feel like something is way to hard, or your going through a hard time, just think about how Job reacted (and im sure you havnt lost all 10 of your children, and like a million animals and servents) He never once blamed God or got angry (initialy) but Praised God and knew it was in His hands.
Keep your faith and know that God has control even if you feel like things are completly crazy, Hes got you in the palm of his hand and has an awesome future for you! (Jeremiah 29v11)
Yeah so stay positive, trust God coz He WILL come through for you.

Love you all!! xox
ABz