You Think You Have Problems?

YOU THINK YOU HAVE PROBLEMS?  THE LORD gave us this illustration about Job.

• He was rich and threw big parties.
• He pleased God.
• He was attacked by Satan.
• Tragedy struck and he lost everything.
• In it all, Job didn’t sin, and blessed God to boot.
• But then he lost his health and got stinking boils all over his body.
• His wife began to bug him and said, “Why don’t you just curse God and die.”  Nice woman, huh?
• Job kept his mouth shut. Smart guy.
• Job, being human, teetered on the edge of despondency and said, “What I ALWAYS FEARED has finally happened.” There’s a lesson here.
• To top it off, his fair weather friend, Eliphaz, claimed he got a secret message from a spirit and Job’s hair stood on end (scared spitless). Of course it was bad news. They never bring good news.
• Job’s other friends also chimed in…