Bound to come Some Trouble

I know there's bound to come some trouble to your life, but that ain't nothing to be afraid of.

I know there's bound to come some tears up in your eyes, that ain't no reason to fear. 

I know there's bound to come some trouble to your life. Reach out to Jesus hold on tight.
He's been there before and He knows what it's like, you'll find He's there
Rich Mullins, 1955-1997

  

There is a book in the Bible called Job; it is the telling of a man who God said was the best guy on the planet. Job was blessed and very wealthy; he had a wife, sons and daughters, servants, lots of land, animals, and many other possessions. He was a righteous, God fearing man that hated evil. He was also a praying man. Every year he would offer up sacrifices for his children, just in case they sinned when they got together to celebrate.

"Have you considered my servant Job?" Job was minding his own business; when the Lord allowed Satan to afflict this wonderful man. Did you get that? The Lord allowed Satan to afflict Job. Job's children were taken away from him, his flocks and herds and eventually his health; all because the God of Heaven allowed it. If Job was so wonderful why did all of this need to happen? 

Some things happen to us as proof of our frailties as humans, and some things a loving Lord allows in our lives. If we believe as Christians that everything serves an eternal purpose and that there are no coincidences, than we must trust God even in hard times. 

There is bound to come some trouble to our lives. I know that this does not seem encouraging at all, but it is truth. Trouble does come our way sometimes, not because we are faithless and wicked, but because God allows it to happen. The truth of the Book of Job is that in spite of whatever trouble comes, we can make it, we can still trust in God; even if we don't understand why. Just like Job did.

It is a sad fact of life that even as we suffer; Christians get cancer, and our children get sick. We struggle with oppression and depression, the losses of jobs, and friendships. Single parents trying to raise children all by themselves while still serving the Lord, performing what Dr. James Dobson calls the toughest job on earth. Where is God in all of our hardships and trials? Jesus is standing near by watching; He will never allow you to carry a load that is more than you can bear. He knows what it is like.

Job had friends who came and blamed him for his situation. Job must have sinned and God was punishing him. Job was arrogant and God was breaking him; even Job's own wife told him to curse God and die. Job would not.

Job never did get an answer from the Lord as to the why of it all; but he was doubly blessed at the conclusion of his trial. Twice as many animals and children, and wealth, as he had before all of his hardship. We may never understand or feel like God has fully explained His actions to us. In our shaking and breaking, God is making us to be more like Him. 

I cannot pretend to have an answer for your suffering; there are no easy answers, and there are so many things we cannot understand. We must however trust God, even in the hardship; He is a good God. 

There are a few illustrations that the Bible uses to represent the faithfulness of God; the scripture calls Jesus, The Bright and Morning Star; in our darkest nights we see the hope and promise of a brand new day, when we look to Jesus. The book of Psalms says that, Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. You see our nights, and afflictions which are short lived, work for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. When we bear these burdens and continue to walk this life of faith something glorious takes place in us. We are given a wonderful opportunity to draw closer to Jesus in our sufferings and afflictions. 

"Reach out to Jesus and hold on tight...you will find He is there"