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"If I say, I
will forget my complaint,
I will leave
off my heaviness,
and comfort
myself.
I am afraid
of all my sorrows . . ."
Job 9:27,28a
Healing Faith
Rejections, defeats, and
failures that all of us
have experienced can
create enough
negative feelings to
destroy us.
Be careful!
Often the most painful
wounds are not the scars
that are outwardly seen,
but the hidden wounds
deep in the heart.
Being hidden, they are
most dangerous.
Setbacks in life can
take the joy out of living
if we allow it to.
For it's then that our
faith is weakened
and we are reluctant to
press forward.
Now, let's look at Job!
A man of Uz, blameless,
upright, one who
feared God, and one who
turned away from evil.
Job had seven sons and
three daughters ~
a beautiful family.
He was considered
"the greatest of all the
men of the East."
But, he lost it all in
the twinkling of an eye.
He lost his health,
wealth and family.
He hurt. His wife hurt.
His friends hurt.
He was knocked down ~
but not out!
He had lost some of the
passionate power
to grow and some of his
enthusiasm
had diminished, but he
checked his negative
thinking and that of his
wife and friends
and stated,
"I will forget my
complaint, I will leave off
my sad countenance and
be cheerful."
How could he do that
after
undergoing so much hurt?
How did Job do it?
The same way we can do
it . . .
THROUGH FAITH!
Faith is the only thing
than can heal the hurts.
Job's scars would
remain,
but his life was put
back together.
Strong belief in God was
the medicine.
And this medicine is
still prescribed for us today!
Only faith in God can
heal and help.
"Lord Dictated Them"
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