You, however, smear me with lies; you are worthless physicians, all of you! If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom.
Job 13:4-5//
Sometimes it is better to just sit and listen to someone in pain; rather than to share your opinion.
He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light.
Job 12:22//
God brings everything into the light – even the things we don’t want in it.
“Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him, if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent, then, free of fault, you will lift up your face; you will stand firm and without fear.
Job 11:13-15//
Just because circumstances are bad for someone does not mean we should declare they have done something sinful.
“I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 10:1//
In my selfishness, I reveal complaints that I have no right to think – let alone, verbalize.
He moves mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger.
Job 9:5//
While I am unaware, God is currently moving mountains.
When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin. But if you will seek God earnestly and plead with the Almighty,
Job 8:4-5//
While we know God may use death to remove the wicked, it does not mean each time someone dies earlier than they should that they were a wicked person. We must be cautious about the assumptions we make about why God does certain things.
“Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 7:11//
We cannot see the whole picture. And yet, we complain when things do not go as we think they should.
“What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?
Job 6:11//
Do I give up all hope when things go wrong? Or, do I depend on God to pull me through?
“We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself.”
Job 5:27//
We often think we know how God is working, but when we think we are wise – we can be foolish.
As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it.
Job 4:8//
This is a fallacy many Christians fall prey to. Just because you only see or expect God to work in one way does not limit the number of ways He works.