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Some Thoughts on How to Respond When Life Hurts
How do you respond when life hurts? The Old Testament character Job is a tragic figure whose life experiences heartache and loss. However, what makes Job remarkable is his response, even when those who "love" him the most urge him to "curse God and die." In Job chapter 1, Job's response to tragedy and heartache is uncharacteristic:
“At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: 'Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.' In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing” (Job 1:20, 21).
Even in his devastation, Job chose to worship God instead of cursing Him. Praising God in heaven is easier than praising Him on earth. And praising God when things go right is easier than praising Him when things go wrong. By worshiping God in the face of loss, Job brought more glory to God than the angels above.
Job was able to respond this way because he understood two important things: First, everything he had on earth was only temporary. “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart,” he said. Job came into the world with nothing, and he would leave with nothing. The more important thing that Job had was God.
Second, Job understood that God was in control of his loss. “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away,” he said. Job wasn't in the hands of fate, chance, or the devil. He was in the hands of a good and loving God who is always worthy of praise. So even in the midst of loss, Job gave praise to God.
Whenever evil strikes, it may seem like God isn’t doing His job—or is doing it badly. And if the disaster is overwhelming, we might even think that God is evil. No matter how things appear, however, we must trust that God is good and is doing something good for us.
Trust in the goodness of God, my friends!