Soul Searching

 

    There are times in life that you hit a wall.  These walls are not something that you can possibly conquer, destroy, or get passed on your own.  They are meant to stop you and possibly break you.  Only then will we take time to dig deep.  It is what changes us. 

    Job had an inner calm.  Instead of insisting that his "friends" leave, yelling, storming off, or any other reaction to being completely run over by people, he spoke with respect.  He asked them again to listen to what he was saying, but this time listen carefully.  If they really listened and still wanted to mock him, then so be it.

    Job had been caged in by these walls and his friends were only one of the walls.  Job admitted to his impatience caused by his situation.  He watched how the wicked flourished while he was suffering.  He used to judge the world like his friends, but he was forced to change.  He was no longer viewing the world through religion.  He was building a relationship with God.  

    Job dared to push past what was acceptable through religion to question God's motives.  That is not a sin.  We all have to question what we believe of God and why to start to really dig into a relationship with Him.  He wanted to understand why things seemed so unfair in the world.

    Job faced reality that everyone dies.  Some die well and happy when others die in bitterness.  He understood that God was in control, but that only confused him since he could not figure out why this was happening to him.  Job wanted God to educate him, not interrogate God.  

    Job understood that his friends could not help comfort him in this situation, so he was not asking them to try.  He acknowledged that people cannot heal a soul wound.  Only God one with the power to heal a soul wound.  He is the only one with the power to remove these walls or give you what you need to break them down.  Job did not have all the answers, but he was asking the right questions.

Job 21