UNDER ATTACK

We all know it will come. To what degree we are not sure. In what area we do not know. It is coming though, sure as the world. Christ Himself told us trails will come (John 16:33). Today we will look at Job and how he decidedly dealt with his time of tribulation.
1. Read Job 1:1. What are we told about the character of Job?
Job was a good guy. Serving God, loving his family, doing what he was supposed to do day in and day out. Satan picks him out to test him and God allows it. That is an important point to note, God allowed it. Nothing happened to Job that God had not allowed and nothing caught God by surprise.
2. Read versus 13-20 and summarize what happens.
3. What is Job's response in verse 21?
Job had a choice. He could blame God, be angry and bitter, and turn away. However, he chose to honor and bless the name of the Lord. If you have lost your home and property of any form, you know how devastating it can be. Let me tread gently here. If you have lost a child, it can down right wipe you out. Having suffered a miscarriage after seeing a viable baby, I know this one first hand. Some of you know it at a much deeper level. To not give into the darkness that attempts to surround at that time is work. It takes conscious choices on your part, deliberately deciding that you will live, you will get out of bed, and you will get dressed. Yes, you will mourn and cry out, but you will ultimately choose for yourself if you surrender and stay in the darkness, or if you will honor and bless the name of the Lord. It will not be easy. It will take time, but you can choose today to get up, put one foot in front of the other, and to start chasing the Father.
In the second chapter of Job, his body is attacked. Not only has he lost everyone but his wife, now his body is ravaged. Many of you know this experience. You battle daily to get out of bed and go through your daily routine. You battle to not give into the fears of the "what ifs" (your and others).
In areas other than health, people often bring in the "what ifs". I don't know about you but I really don't need any help in that area. I have a ton of "what ifs" at my own disposal. As
Jennifer Rothschild would say my thought closet is full. How about you? Let's end today by taking a good look at ourselves in the mirror.
What fears do you battle and how?
If you are not battling them, what are some things you think you could do to start fighting back?
Fear is paralyzing, and it is from the enemy! It can be defeated in the name of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."