Express Your Feelings To God

Job 7:11 New International Version (NIV) 11 “Therefore I will not keep silent;     I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit,     I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Job felt deep anguish and bitterness. He spoke honestly to God about his feelings. He...

Right Relationship

Job 6:29-30 New International Version (NIV) 29 Relent, do not be unjust;     reconsider, for my integrity is at stake. 30 Is there any wickedness on my lips?     Can my mouth not discern malice? Job referred to his own righteousness. This was not because he was...

God Has Greater Plans For You

Job 6:8-9 New International Version (NIV) 8 “Oh, that I might have my request,     that God would grant what I hope for, 9 that God would be willing to crush me,     to let loose his hand and cut off my life! In Job’s grief, he wanted to give up. He wanted to...

Hardship

Job 5:17-26 New International Version (NIV) 17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;     so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. 18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;     he injures, but his hands also heal. 19 From six calamities he will rescue you;...

Blame

Job 5:8 New International Version (NIV) 8 “But if I were you, I would appeal to God;     I would lay my cause before him. Have you ever been blamed for a problem or trouble in your life? All three of Job’s friends made the mistake of assuming that Job had...