"Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place...for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him." (Job 2:11-13).
Life is not always a bed of roses. Like Job we have and will experience loss, suffering and deep anguish in our lives. Many people often ask when they are suffering, "Why me?" There are scriptural answers to these questions, but we will not always know what those answers are this side of heaven.
Job started off praising God when he first experienced the great heartache and pain of loosing his children. But after some time his faith wavered and he began to ask the question, "Why me?" His "why me" questions caused him to lose the focus he had on the Lord, which led him to curse the day he was born. But later when God showed up he didn't give Job a reason for hardship but a revelation of Himself (Job 38-42). And it was that knowledge of God that lifted Job from his despair. When you can't understand God's hand learn to trust His heart.
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