Life Storms and God

I start every morning with coffee with God through daily devotions from Our Daily Bread. Today’s devotion is titled “Sticks, Bricks, and God.” Arthur Jackson wrote this devotion. The scripture reading is from Job 1:18–22 with the key verse, “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” Job 1:21. My beloved children, grandchildren, cousins, nephews, brothers, and sisters in Christ; for all I write, I first pray to God to guide my words to serve as spiritual food and guidance. I desire God to be my sole source of writing. All the credit goes to God, not me. I am his humble servant. I thank God that He led to use Our Daily Bread Ministries as my inspiration for commenting and witnessing.

Facing life storms in this world is inevitable. How you face these storms is the key to survival. Noah, Daniel, and Job are models who survive life’s storms but could save themselves by their righteousness. (Ezekiel 14:14)

I modeled my faith like Job. He lost everything, but he never lost his faith and righteousness with God, even when his close friends and wife criticized him.

Any day, we can go from feasting to mourning, from celebrating life to processing death, or some other life challenge. God is mightier than any storm even if life swiftly reduces us to “sticks and bricks”—financially, relationally, physically, emotionally, spiritually. To survive life’s trials requires faith that is focused on God. Faith enables us to say with Job and others, “May the name of the Lord be praised” (Job 1: 21).

Reflect:

What has helped to clear your vision when you’ve lost sight of God? What can you learn from Job that will help you when the storms of life come?

Prayer:

Father, forgive me for the times I lose sight of You during life’s difficulties. Help me to see You with fresh eyes.

My Prayer for You:

When you are in life’s difficulties, I pray that God helps you to see Him with fresh eyes.

Our Daily bread Ministries (2020/10/31) Sticks, Bricks, and God, Arthur Jackson, retrieved from www.odb.org 31/10/2020 Sticks, Bricks, and God.