Week Twenty-Nine: You Have to Know

This Week’s Readings

Day 1: Job 22-24

Day 2: Job 25-28

Day 3: Job 29-31

Day 4: Job 32-35

Day 5: Job 36-39

Day 6: Job 40-42

Day 7: Catch up

Reflections

• After Job’s testing, he went through a season of silence. Have you ever experienced the silence of God? How did you handle it?

• Struggles can cloud our thoughts. Has there ever been a time when you’ve trusted what others had to say rather than what God has already said?

• What do you know about God that no one could ever change your mind about?

  Reflections from The Bible in 52 Weeks by Dr. Kimberly Moore

GraceNotes - My Reflections

Job 22-42

As I’ve been diving into the second half of Job, I’ve been reflecting on long-suffering. For a long time, I viewed my faith through a childlike, fairytale lens—thinking that being a Christian meant everything would always be smooth sailing. But as I read through Job, and walk through my own character-building season, I’m learning what true “long-suffering” looks like and why it’s so necessary.

Being a Christian doesn’t mean we’re immune to tough seasons, but because we trust in the King of Kings, we’re equipped to handle the hard stuff. We can walk through challenges knowing we already have the victory through Jesus.

Personally, I know it’s easy to trust God when life’s good. But what about when things aren’t so pretty? When you’re questioning where God is and if He’ll actually come through—and maybe even feeling a little upset with Him? It reminds me of Job, of Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, Joseph, and even Jesus—all tried by fire.

I asked my husband today, “What’s the biblical definition of faith?” And, of course, he hit me with Hebrews 11:1: “Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” That’s the battle, isn’t it? We hope for God’s goodness, but don’t always see it right away. Job wrestled with this, and we all do—or will—at some point.

I want to be the kind of woman who can face those struggles with a smile because I trust God’s plan. I want to be still and know that He is God. I want to feel all the things and sin not—because even if today’s painful, I know tomorrow, with Him, I win.

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