Looking Up

Throughout the last week or two, I’ve been studying the life of Job.  I expected to be a bit depressed by studying the life of a man who lost everything.  Remarkably, it’s been one of the most uplifting times of the last two years.  God is funny that way.  I realized that the moaning and crying I’ve been doing through these rough patches is probably pretty normal.

I realize that maybe it’s okay to ask God why sometimes.  I also realized that there is light at the end of this tunnel and that all suffering has a purpose.  God is shaping and molding me into the woman He wants me to be and preparing me for the next chapter.  Timidly (at times) I’m following Him and stepping out of my comfortable place into the unknown.  But, as Britt Nicole says, what do I have to lose?

At times it has hurt more than I thought I could handle.  I’ve cried out to Him.  I’ve yelled at Him.  I’ve ignored Him.  I’ve run back to Him.  And guess what?  Through it all, He’s put up with me.  He’s still there.  He can handle my temper tantrums, and He can handle yours too.  What is God teaching you in your current trial?