[Oh the stuff in my study was so good today. So I'm sharing an excerpt from Jim Berg. He really gives ya stuff to think and chew on.]
When enduring great pain, we, like Job, can begin to feel justified in our complaints against God and demand an explanation. We feel quite certain that God is entirely wrong in allowing this trouble to come our way. No attributae of God is more emphasized in Scripture that His loving care for His people. Yet no quality of God is doubted more than His love when we are under the burden of a difficult trial. We even begin to feel that if we were running things, we would not make the mistake of letting people suffer so like Job.
This thinking usurps control from God and replaces His way with ours.
Then he makes this statement -- "A man's potential for God lies not in his ability, nor in his opportunity, but in his humility before God." God is not impressed with our abilities; they came from Him. He is not impressed with our opportunities; they are gifts from Him as well. He is impressed only with our humility; it testifies of our sense of dependency.
"There is a God in heaven, and you are not Him." OUCH, Ouch, ouch, ouch!
When enduring great pain, we, like Job, can begin to feel justified in our complaints against God and demand an explanation. We feel quite certain that God is entirely wrong in allowing this trouble to come our way. No attributae of God is more emphasized in Scripture that His loving care for His people. Yet no quality of God is doubted more than His love when we are under the burden of a difficult trial. We even begin to feel that if we were running things, we would not make the mistake of letting people suffer so like Job.
This thinking usurps control from God and replaces His way with ours.
Then he makes this statement -- "A man's potential for God lies not in his ability, nor in his opportunity, but in his humility before God." God is not impressed with our abilities; they came from Him. He is not impressed with our opportunities; they are gifts from Him as well. He is impressed only with our humility; it testifies of our sense of dependency.
"There is a God in heaven, and you are not Him." OUCH, Ouch, ouch, ouch!
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