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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
June 1 ... Job 1 - 4 "Brokenness Over My Demand for Satisfaction"
I've always had a hard time with the first part of this book. The thought that God pointed out Job to Satan is difficult.
The quote by Kierkegaard was helpful though, "But God sends suffering to those whom he loves, as assistance to enable them to become happy by loving them."
I have learned to read my Bible with the perspective that I don't understand everything. When passages don't make sense to me, I assume it's me, not Him. That's what I appreciate most about 66 LL - it's giving me the perspective I need as well as the larger story of what God is doing.
I'm grateful for the focus on holiness and for Crabb's ability to articulate where we've gone wrong. I am demanding of God in many ways. Over the years, I've learned not to be overt about it; it's much more subtle than that, but God sees it in my heart. I want to live in brokenness over my demandingness.
I've always had a hard time with the first part of this book. The thought that God pointed out Job to Satan is difficult.
ReplyDeleteThe quote by Kierkegaard was helpful though, "But God sends suffering to those whom he loves, as assistance to enable them to become happy by loving them."
I have learned to read my Bible with the perspective that I don't understand everything. When passages don't make sense to me, I assume it's me, not Him. That's what I appreciate most about 66 LL - it's giving me the perspective I need as well as the larger story of what God is doing.
I'm grateful for the focus on holiness and for Crabb's ability to articulate where we've gone wrong. I am demanding of God in many ways. Over the years, I've learned not to be overt about it; it's much more subtle than that, but God sees it in my heart. I want to live in brokenness over my demandingness.