Wow, so I just read something in the book of Job that really has me thinking and pondering. In Job 2, satan is planning a second attack against Job. He has to go to God first to get approval for this to happen because God told satan not to lay a finger on Job. Satan took everything from Job. He took his family, his job, his house. Job stayed faithful to God and worshipped Him instead of pulling away from God. Job did not know that this was satan attacking him. In Job 2, satan sees that Job is still faithful so he asks God if he can lay a hand on him. God tells satan that he can but he must spare his life. God knows the outcome. God knows Job will stay faithful. God is the one who calls all the shots.
So here is my thinking. In March, my mom was killed in a car accident. As I read the book of Job I can not help but think that maybe satan came to God and asked him if he could do this. Did satan go to God to try and see if he could turn us away from the Lord? Did the Lord know that our faith was so strong that all that would come of this was for His name to be glorified? So many thoughts are going through my mind right now. Before reading Job, I thought that maybe God knew that something worse was to come for my mom. Something He knew she could not handle like cancer or Alzheimer's. So He took her the only way that He knew which would be quick. My mom knew suffering. She lost her mom to cancer and she said she never wanted to die that way. My heart felt comfort in thinking that God loves us so much that He doesn't want us to suffer so He was saving my mom from what was to come. Now I am wondering if satan came to God because he was sure that our faith would be lost if we went through such a tragedy as loosing our mom. I know I will not know the answer as to why my mom was taken so early from us but I do know that I find comfort in knowing that God knows our faith is firmly rooted in Him. He knows that no matter what life or satan throws at us we will be conquers because of our Lord and Savior.
Each and every day I thank God for placing people in my life that have mentored me and have taught me along the way what it means to be a follower of Christ. I know now that having Christ in me is more about having a personal relationship with Him and not about following a religion. This has helped me get through the toughest thing that has ever happened in my life. I put God first in everything and that way I always come out on top.
So here is my thinking. In March, my mom was killed in a car accident. As I read the book of Job I can not help but think that maybe satan came to God and asked him if he could do this. Did satan go to God to try and see if he could turn us away from the Lord? Did the Lord know that our faith was so strong that all that would come of this was for His name to be glorified? So many thoughts are going through my mind right now. Before reading Job, I thought that maybe God knew that something worse was to come for my mom. Something He knew she could not handle like cancer or Alzheimer's. So He took her the only way that He knew which would be quick. My mom knew suffering. She lost her mom to cancer and she said she never wanted to die that way. My heart felt comfort in thinking that God loves us so much that He doesn't want us to suffer so He was saving my mom from what was to come. Now I am wondering if satan came to God because he was sure that our faith would be lost if we went through such a tragedy as loosing our mom. I know I will not know the answer as to why my mom was taken so early from us but I do know that I find comfort in knowing that God knows our faith is firmly rooted in Him. He knows that no matter what life or satan throws at us we will be conquers because of our Lord and Savior.
Each and every day I thank God for placing people in my life that have mentored me and have taught me along the way what it means to be a follower of Christ. I know now that having Christ in me is more about having a personal relationship with Him and not about following a religion. This has helped me get through the toughest thing that has ever happened in my life. I put God first in everything and that way I always come out on top.