In All This
- Joshua Goodin
- Nov 5
- 1 min read
“In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.” Job 1:22 NIV
You ever felt like things just keep coming? I get past one situation and then here comes another situation presenting its challenges. I know we’re going to experience tribulations and testing but how about a reprieve? Counting the bills, repairs, losses, trauma, disappointment, etc. can be an overwhelming experience. Desiring to tell God I can’t take another “L”, I need a Win in this season. God where are you?
In the verse today we observe the final line in chapter 1 out of 42 of Job’s story. Typically when you’re reading a book the beginning doesn’t capture so much tragedy, but that’s not the case here. Job has lost his sheep, camel, oxen, and children in the first chapter. How do you respond when your beginning is met with immediate tragedy? New job, new marriage, new relationship, new ministry, new friendship, and its immediate trouble. Here’s the encouragement, IN ALL THIS Job did not sin. How you respond to crisis displays maturity and faith in God. There are seasons when it seems like nothing is going right but you can’t respond in negative ways. Remember In All This, God is still God. God is greater than my problems, in fact a problem is unable to come my way without God’s approval. So in all this, what are you going to do?
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On time word 🙌🏼
Right now, I’m in a season where it feels like life has been hitting me from every direction. My family, my children, my friendships, my love life, my finances it’s been loss, disappointment, separation, confusion, and even betrayal. And even though I keep pushing, I’d be lying if I said I don’t look up sometimes like, “God WTF!
Because I am trying.I love hard.I show up for people.
I forgive even when it hurts.I care even when it goes unappreciated.I keep trying to do right even when life feels unfair. And yeah, sometimes I joke like, “Lord, I do NOT want to be Job.” But deep down, I know this isn’t punishment it’s preparation. It’s stretching. It’s God building something…
Continue to pray get out of God way and let him work.