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Oct 26

  • Karisia
    Karisia added a text contribution Accepting both the good and bad from God.
    Heal him Lord, fix this God, make this better, easier, more comfortable! We make a lot of demands of God, but thankfully He doesn't always give us the 'good' things we ask for. In His omniscient wisdom, God knows exactly what we need, whether good or bad. When we try to understand 'why' things happen we will just become frustrated, because ONLY God can see the big picture of it all. We simply need... Read more »

Oct 21

  • Karisia
    Karisia added a text contribution In her defense...
    It's easy for us to be upset about how Job's wife responded to everything. But I won't be throwing the first stone. As a wife and mother I can't imagine how she felt when she lost all of her children in one day. On top of that, the next day her husband becomes terribly ill and all she can do is watch him suffer. She probably wanted Job's pain to end and saw death as the only option. I like Job's... Read more »

Oct 16

  • Karisia
    Karisia added a text contribution It's easy to blame God, isn't it?
    When terrible things happen to us it is so easy to get angry at God and say "How could you let this happen to me!?" I never thought about it as being a sin. Terrible things happen to people all the time. If we look at life through Eyes that are not our own and learn to give up the rights we think we deserve, then our response can be pure and blameless like Job's. The only thing we're guaranteed in... Read more »
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