Just Continue That Thought...

A thought by Charles R. Swindall, from his book, What if…God Has Other Plans?: Finding Hope When Life Throws You the Unexpected (p. 34). Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) That is so easy for us to think, isn’t it? Charles says, “Sadly, for many believers those things are what it’s all about. Nothing could be further from the truth. The book of Job, like no other book in the Bible, opens our eyes to an altogether different perspective. “As Job suffered under the pain and shame of boils that covered his entire body, his wife urged this righteous man to curse God and resign to death (see Job 2:9).” Charles goes on, “Incidentally, I urge caution against responding too harshly toward Job’s wife. She’s not Job; she’s Mrs. Job. She has a right to see her loss from another perspective. She offered the wrong counsel, and Job knew it was wrong. But this couple must have had the kind of relationsh

A thought by Charles R. Swindall, from his book, What if…God Has Other Plans?: Finding Hope When Life Throws You the Unexpected (p. 4). Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Has that been true of you?  Is that true of you now? Charles says, “Maybe it’s because you feel woefully inadequate or you lack training. Perhaps you’re shy and entertain thoughts of being completely insignificant. “You look at yourself in the mirror and ask , How could God ever choose somebody like me? I mean, it would be unlikely for God to notice me, to say nothing of using me greatly. I’m simply not qualified. ” He goes on, “Be honest, now . . . does that sound like you? Every time you look in the mirror, do you talk yourself out of something great God wants to do? But what if God has other plans? What if He wants to choose you to do something great? Are you willing? Would you respond in faith, or would you run in t