There has been a good deal of trouble in the life of my extended family, trouble that will not go away for a long, long time.
It’s a very difficult time, one where people and relationships are in a state of flux. If I gave it the opportunity then this time could just about ruin me on spiritual and emotional levels.
Maybe that is why the words in the first chapter of Job provide such comfort.
“We bring nothing at birth;
we take nothing
with us at death.
The LORD alone gives and takes.
Praise the name of the LORD!”
(Job 1:21)
Nothing is permanent, not friends, not family, not possessions. Nothing. They all come and go with no input or control on our part. To hold onto them and to try and force the issue is only going to hurt you. They are fleeting and to be enjoyed while we have the opportunity to enjoy them.
I could make a lifes study of these words and their application. The LORD give. The LORD takes away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.
