Who knows more about brokenness than Job? He pretty much lost every good thing in his life..except for his faith. He was stripped of family, fortune, friends, and even health. From the depths of despair, he still refused to curse God.
Instead, Job talked to God. He expressed his pain, his illness, and his emptiness. He grieved his loss openly, never shutting God out.
We have a choice to either include God in our pain, or to exclude Him and try to make it on our own. Job had strength in the face of trials..strength that his friends could not see..but strength to hold on to God, and to pour his broken heart out to Him..the One on Whom he knew he could still trust. God restored Job's life and blessed him many times over.
Are you sometimes afraid to let God know what is really on your heart? Beloved, He knows anyway. Be careful that any pain that you may be dealing with does not cause you to give God the cold shoulder. He cares...and He wants to hear from you.
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