You & Obstacles..

"There was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless - a man of complete integrity . He feared God and stayed away from evil."
​Job 1:1​
​I don't know how many of you heard the story of Job in the bible. Before moving forward with this devotional, it is important to understand that Job's name in Hebrew means "patience." Well, that is something that he really needed to overcome so many obstacles in his life. Job was a wealthy man with a perfect character who loved God. According to Job 1:12, Job was not punished, but tested. God allowed Satan to destroy his possessions, health, and even his children. Something very admirable from Job is that despite all the hardship he went through, he never gave up on God, even though he couldn't understand what was going on.
​Job's personality is defined in Hebrew as תָּם־ (tam) meaning "complete" or "perfect." As a person, have you ever asked yourself why is it that when you do things right, everything goes wrong? I think that we have felt this way at least once in our life. Job and his friends questioned this several times; why is he being punished if he was a righteous man?
​Hebrew and traditional Judaism teaches that the right approach to challenges is to ask "what?" instead of "why." For example: What can I do to be a better human being? What does God want from me now? What can I do to overcome this challenge? These questions are very inspirational. Asking "why?" can bring self-pity. If we ask "what?", it will help us to move on or face them.
​When we face any obstacles, let's put our faith in God with perseverance. We need to look at obstacles as challenges, making us to do the maximum to overcome them.
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