not really "my" world but i was reminded of this line in the song "yet i will praise you" by vineyard as i went through the first few chapters of Job in my devo.
at times, God allows us to be tested not only to shape our character but to prove to others, even to the enemy, how true men of God can stay faithful to Him even in the most adverse of circumstances. despite the odds, those whose hearts have been totally captured by God cannot dare to forsake their confession just because of having their dreams shattered and worlds torn apart.
it is inspiring to note that Job was very much blessed, children- and materially-speaking. he was fruitful indeed and very much prosperous yet he was able to set his heart on the more important and lasting things. he suffered even more than the victims of Pepeng because he not only lost all his possessions and all his servants, he lost all his children as well. in just a split of a second, everything that put him up on a worldly pedestal vanished like smoke.
gladly though, what made him precious in the eyes of God made him shine even brighter through this experience. word after word after word of "misfortune" came to him yet all he had to say was, "the Lord gave, the Lord has taken away... may the Name of the Lord be praised".
he actually was the original lyricist of Matt Redman's "Blessed be Your Name" (my previous post), though the bridge was expressed differently (hehe :-p).
through all this, he did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing. yikes! it pains me to think how in the past, even very trivial circumstances that could not begin to compare with what Job went through, have caused me to sin... a lot! (thank You Lord, for changing me!)
this truly posts a great challenge for me... when my world is shattered, what will my heart choose to say?
pangandam ni kai? *ala lang, gahuna-huna lang ko kung naa ba ka sa shattering moment... pagsulti lang ha... =)
ReplyDeletepangandam gyud diay prej... hehe
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