“At this, Job
got up and tore his robe and shaved his head.
Then he fell to the ground in worship.”
Job 1:20
Salvation
through Christ
Testimony
of Christ
Unity
with Christ
Focus
on Christ
Future
in Christ
So the enemy comes in the midst of a
crisis to steal your S.T.U.F.F.
How do you guard it?
What did Job do in the verses above?
He tore his robe.
What the heck does that mean; in the
middle of a crisis, I should rip my clothes?
In the culture of his day, tearing
his robe was an indication of grief.
One can imagine that there was great
grief at the news Job received.
He did not try to hide it.
Sometimes, in the midst of a crisis
we fail to express our feelings.
We shut down.
Not only to those around us but particularly
to God.
Job did the opposite.
He clearly expressed his feelings in
no uncertain terms.
“How does ‘expressing my feelings’
help in guarding my S.T.U.F.F.”, you ask?
It requires me to be honest with God.
Yes, He knows my thoughts but He also
gave us the ability to pray.
Prayer is not optional for the believer,
even though God already knows your
thoughts.
In the midst of the crisis, express
how you are feeling to God.
This point was well stated by the
Pastor last Sunday and I would like to quote his words:
“Job was candid in the midst of his
crisis. It is o.k. to ‘complain’ to God,
it is not o.k. to complain about God!”
God is not ‘intimidated’ by your
feelings.
Learn to be honest with Him about
them so that you can move forward.
If you remain dishonest about how you
are feeling, you give the enemy a foothold so that he can come in to steal your
S.T.U.F.F.
Don’t shut down; express your
feelings to God!
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