Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Honest with God

I love that Job poured out his hear to God, sharing earnestly his hurts and frustrations. In Chapter 6, Job is talking to Eliphaz, but in Chapter 7, he is talking to God. Obviously, I want to be respectful in my conversations with the Lord, but I also desire to be real and honest, using everyday langauge. God knows my heart and my emotions even better than I know myself, why should I try to "filter" what I share with Him?
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  1. SOS!January 6, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    (Janna, I'm still not able to post so I'll just tag the post I created earlier to yours since it goes along with what you were thinking :)

    I have come to the last couple of passages with a heavy heart. Mainly because my family in the States is going through some hard times and though I know the Lord is sovereign there is always that question lingering at the back of my mind, "Why Lord? Why are you doing this?".
    As we've been reading the story of Job I realized that he had this same question. He wanted to know where he had gone wrong. What I find most beautiful about the book of Job is that he was not afraid to have a conversation with God. He was not afraid to talk to God in the way we would talk to someone we were face to face with. He goes so far as to question God!
    I want this kind of relationship with God. I want to talk to him as I would a real person. I don't always understand him and I know there are times he will be silent or that I may not get the answer I would like, but I want to converse with him. Knowing that my heavenly Father cares to hear me and wants that relationship with me motivates me to consider Him in all things because he hears me.
    In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. Psalm 18:6 (A Psalm of David)

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  2. TinaJanuary 6, 2010 at 7:16 PM

    Hello SOS! In order to post, you need to send me an email with the email address that you used when signing up for the blog. Once I have that, blogger will send you an email that you will need to confirm. Once you do that, you will be able to post. So, send me your email at tinalouderback@gmail.com

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  3. SOS!January 7, 2010 at 12:29 AM

    I got the invite. Thanks, Tina! SOS (Sarah Shelton :)

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