The story of Job

The book of Job follows the story of a righteous man’s attempts to grapple with his intense and seemingly senseless suffering. Job was very wealthy, was married with 10 children and lived a victorious life. All of a sudden, everything was gone as a test and trial for Job to experience in a way he'd never imagined. All of his Children died and Job began to question God and wondered why this was happening,  especially because he served and honored God faithfully.
 
People may wonder why God allowed this to happen and why do bad things happen, but if you read the word from the beginning,  you will see that when Adam and Eve ate the bad fruit, curses were put on the land and so forth. Sometimes,  things happen out of the extraordinary because God may be preparing you for something greater and you must go through test and trials. Other times, it may be due to disobedience, sin, or turning away from God.
 
As Job was going through his season of a trial/test, he started to get tempted by Satan, friends and his Wife, who even told him to curse God and die. They wanted him to
 
turn from God and give up, but he stayed steadfast in God no matter what.(Job 3:1-10) Even when Job thought that he should die and started to become weary, he remained steadfast in God, and did not give in to the plans of the enemy.
 
Job 9:1-10
 
I know it is so of a truth: But how should man be just with God? If he will contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand. He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? Which removeth the
 
mountains, and they know not: Which overturneth them in his anger. Which shaketh the earth out of her place, And the pillars thereof tremble. Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; And sealeth up the stars. Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, And the chambers of the south. Which doeth great things past finding out; Yea, and wonders without number.
 
Finally, in chapter 38, God shows up and speaks to Job. But he doesn’t offer words of comfort or answers to his questions like we might
 
imagine. Instead, Job gets the equivalent of a parent’s “because I said so” when God says, “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?” 
 
Job humbles himself and acknowledges God’s sovereignty, proclaiming that he can do all things and that his purposes can’t be hindered. He understands that the Lord is the sovereign King of creation and that God was in control at the time. Job then says in Job 42:2–3: “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
 
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.” In God’s sovereignty, Job’s trials were meant to purify his faith and produce endurance in his character. God remained compassionate, merciful, and in control through the suffering. After seeking comfort and answers for forty-two chapters, Job finds the real source of comfort—not in having his questions answered, but in repenting for his doubts and trusting the Lord. God even doubles everything that Job lost in the beginning, and restored it to him. This is what we must remind
 
ourselves-even when things don't look how you want it to, or your plans are not going the way you planned it to, you must trust God fully in every situation.
 
Have a blessed and prosperous week!~