Word for the day "Knowing how to Respond"

Job 1: 1 (ESV) There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.Are you familiar with the story of Job? The Bible tells us Job was a godly man. Yet, he lost everything, his wealth, family, and his health. Why did all of this happen, especially to such a man of God? When you read the story of Job, we discover his suffering was the result of spiritual warfare. In fact we see in chapter 1 of Job, that God volunteered Job for this spiritual warfare.Yet, Job didn't know this. His friends accused him of secret sin. And as time passed Job grew increasingly upset and confused, he even began to question God's sense of purpose for his life. Do you ever wonder why the Lord is allowing certain painful situations to happen in your life? Is it possible that the Lord knows you can trusted with trouble? We are made in the crucible of pain many times.Knowing how to respond to tragedy is never easy. Maybe it's the terrible sense of loss you feel. Perhaps it's the desire to know why the tragic event happened that leaves you feeling alienated and alone. Was it something you did? Was it someone else's fault? So many questions and not enough answers many times.Finally in the end of Chapter 42 of Job, Job's arguments were silenced before God. While God never explained fully to Job why the disasters had befallen him, he did bring Job to a place of humble surrender. This increased Job's understanding of God and gave him the proper perspective to continue life. Jo b embraces that the Lord was with him in his tragedy and pain and had not done anything to deserve this time in his life.Point to ponder- Neither Job nor any other man who has suffered a serious loss can ever fully understand why this tragedy has happened. But if you are willing to seek God and surrender your life and your situation into his powerful hands, God will do a work in you and through you that will restore your spirit and bring Him honor and glory.Our Leadership team is especially thankful for those of you who provided financial donations and support in the month of March 2016 by partnering with us in efforts to advance the kingdom of God in this 21st century season: Special thanks to Mr. William Wilson, Mr. Domonique Gatling, Ms. Gertrude Scott, and Mrs. Angela Harrison. Why don't you take the opportunity to write us on our blog and let us know how we are doing in serving you Great people, we'd love to hear from you!Follow me on Twitter @Elder James Baker, as I endeavor to encourage and empower leaders of today and tomorrow!Kingdom Blessings,Pastor James Baker, Jr.Thank you for using the Word Cup devotionals brought to you through Grace and Truth Leadership on (Word press). We are a faith-based, donor-supported ministry. If you have been touched by these daily devotionals, and would like to make a monthly pledge or a special gift of any amount, please use the link below to give as the Lord leads. Thank you so much!http://www.graceandtruthleadership.org/#!donate/vv9e2