Introduction

• Job 1:12; 2:6-10
• Job 17:1 – Job was broken by what he’d gone through.
• How do we keep from getting overwhelmed when things pile up in our lives?
• Job 7:20
• Job 14:1 – Job had lost perspective.

This is temporary. God is going to fix all this.

• God does not owe us an explanation for anything. He has told us what we need to know.
• James 4:5
• James 5:10
• Hebrews 11:10

God is in control, even when I don’t understand everything.

• Job was ignorant of what was going on behind the scenes.
• Job 13:3, 15, 20 – Job wanted to argue his case before God.
• Job 23:3
• Job 1:20-22
• Job 42:3
• It is okay if I don’t understand everything.

I should blame Satan, not myself or God.

• Job 1:1
• Luke 13:1-3 – Sometimes bad things just happen.
• Be careful about assigning things to God.
• Job 1:22 – Job never blamed God.

Nothing on earth is worse than Hell, or better than Heaven.

• Matthew 25:34, 41

I need to spend time with mature Christians.

• Job 22:33; 8:6; 11:14 – Job’s friends had terrible advice.
• We need to spend time with people who will give good advice.
• Acts 2:46; 12:12 – Early Christians came together.
• Seek out mature Christians who can help.