"Though he slay me..."

Being in full time ministry for the past several years I have crossed paths with many people who are discouraged. It is so easy for us, as believers, to get discouraged when things go bad for us in life. Death, depression, divorce, financial problems, relational problems...life is full of stuff that hurts.

One thing I hear people say a lot is that "everything happens for a reason". Not sure I agree with that...but there are some who believe that everything that happens is God's will. There are others who do not see God as the cause of bad things, but they see God as someone who has the power to stop bad things that happen.

I personally believe that sometimes bad things just happen. It is just a part of life. I do not blame it on God and I do not see him as the author or the cause of whatever travesty has taken place in my life. But sometimes it is God that sends testing and trials in my life. With this being known...how does it make you feel to know that there are times that it is God's will that we suffer?

I love the verse in Job 13:15 "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him". WOW. Now that is faith.

I love the Bible!