Humble Honesty….

The one thing I admire about Job was his humble honesty. Job complained, and he even wished he hadn’t been born, but this just shows us he was human. He had feelings and emotions like the rest of us. The key to his character was his humble honesty. He knew God, at least the best you could know Him back them, at that point in his life. It was a daily thing for Job to commune with God. To Job it was personal. When all of the tragedy happened, Job’s friends were giving him the “religious answers”, which only made things worse. Job’s friend were speaking truth in principle, but they were leaving out the most important part, the relational aspect of it. God can do all things, and we are supposed to do His will. The problem comes in when we speak truth while putting God in a box. It doesn’t work. Truth is truth, and when we walk in it we usually have a straight path to journey onward. But there are times when that path makes sharp, steep turns and we aren’t ready for them. All the directions in the world can only paint a picture of what terrain lies ahead, actually walking the path is a entire different experience. The directions may tell us to take caution, but caution is different to many people. That’s where God comes in. He guides us through our journey, feelings and emotions, and when we arrive at our destination, the truth we all know, now has more deeper, personal meaning. Job knew his friends had good intentions, he knew what they were saying was true, but it didn’t apply to him in this case. Through it all he remained humble. And when it was all over, he knew Truth to a much deeper level. When you allow yourself to walk in someone else’s shoes, you’ll always benefit more than you know. It takes humble honesty to do it, and Job definitely had it. It’s one thing to know truth, and it’s entirely another to live it out. What makes sense isn’t always clear, that’s when our walk with the Lord plays it’s vital role. You can’t just make a wish in troubled times and expect to understand it all. It takes consistent, daily interaction with the Almighty. Job knew this, and did this. It’s why he came out of it a deeper, wider, and wiser man.

1 Then Job spoke again: 2 “Yes, I know all this is true in principle.But how can a person be declared innocent in God’s sight?3 If someone wanted to take God to court,would it be possible to answer Him even once in a thousand times?4 For God is so wise and so mighty.Who has ever challenged Him successfully? Job 9:1-4