Life has a way of testing our faith. Like Job, we might be doing all we know to honor God and care for those around us. Even so, things seem to unravel around and within us. Job’s story reminds us that even the righteous can face hardship. We can know loneliness. Our friends, family and the world can misunderstand us, too.
And in our lives, there are moments when God seems distant. Perhaps it’s a struggle to provide for your family. Maybe there's a marriage in difficulty, or an overwhelming grief. We might feel like all our praying is only met with silence from God.
Job felt abandoned and frustrated in all these ways, too. That's why his story is important for us. I'll offer to you Job's story is an invitation to the boldness that Hebrews 4:14-16 encourages us to have.
Because we have a high priest in Jesus, who has been tested as we are but without sin, we can approach God’s throne with confidence. Boldness, then, does not come from perfection of faith. It comes from knowing God's grace. And it comes from the knowledge that we are heard, loved and understood, even when life doesn’t make sense.
Can we live with that kind of boldness that's willing to question God's silence? To be sure, it's not merely complaining to God. Job does more than that. Instead, this boldness dares to question, to cry out, to confront God with our struggles, and still trust that mercy and grace await us. Boldness means bringing our full selves, all our doubts, fears and frustrations, into the presence of the Almighty. We can do that because we know God is big enough for our questions and tender enough for our hearts.
So, let's pray for the courage to approach God boldly, and trust that God's grace and mercy will meet us, sustaining us in our moments of need.
Stay blessed...john | 
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