My youth posted this youtube vid on our CPY FB page and it really brought me to tears..
Titles: God could have left Job alone..
When I read the title, I was thinking "Didn't God left Job alone and that is why Job lost everything? I mean God didn't talk to him, didn't say anything to him, just allowed the devil to take away all that Job loved and leave Job to do what is right?" Then, I realized, what the sentence really meant...
It means that, God can just don't do anything to Job's life and let Job have his way and his own life etc but what good would that make? you know what I mean? Would it be good if God would have JUST left us alone? with all we have and all we think that is secure and happy and blessed and etc... without the troubles, pain or even we call it interruptions in life? I am not talking about being emotional over everything that is happening in our lives. I am talking about real sufferings that makes us just fall down on our knees and cry.. just cry coz we don't know what to do next.. Sometimes that feeling of hopelessness, that intense feeling of being lost and oblivion and just froze! you know? you know ah?? you know what I mean?
I admire Pastor Bob's humility and courage, for 5 years, he continue to acknowledge his love for Jesus, for God. Even during his time of sufferings and pain.. It is courage, strength and most of all his choice to be living and not just knowing for God that made a difference.. (That's why he said he has lost all theology. because there's nothing in theology that could tell him what to do when these things happen?) There was testimonies and promises of the Lord.. but what made him go through this tough times? Was it all that Bob knows about the bible? the promises of God? We can't even claim the promises of God coz it's just too hard and we just couldn't understand it.. we could only choose to love God, as He had loved us, no matter what.. Trust in Him, no matter what.. Rely fully on Him, no matter what... and wait for His timing..
5 years, is a long time to wait for something to happen.. I wonder would we have the patience to go through something like that so God's will can be done in our lives.. Lord, we need your grace.. always. So we will see you face to face, one day..