Job 11-14

Nothing really jumped off the page with me this morning. Its in these chapters that Job begins to develop a case to have God give him an answer for the suffering he is going through. Job desires to lay out his case before God. I think I've found myself in this place before. Just laying it all out before God. Even though life is confusing and often painful God is often silent and its seems like there are no answers. Which is good. If we knew all the answers there would be no point to life...we'd be God. But I know that I am NOT God so I must come to the realization that some things are a mystery to me and I will never know. I guess that's ok. :)

Lord, give me a patient spirit to accept things that I cannot understand. Help me to trust in you and to give my life even more fully to you. Let me trust in your grace and mercy and deepen my desire to be a living sacrifice. Help me to look intently into your word and to listen to your voice so that I will not be distracted by the lies and temptations around me. Help me to encourage others in this too.