Finding Life beyond the struggles
Through a Filter. How would you describe God? The answers this question receives are different from person to person. Mankind at large sees God in many different ways. For many, God is the One who punishes out of anger. He brings fire and brimstone upon all who stick a toe out of line. For others,... Continue Reading →
Last night I went through an anxiety attack. It began when Isbe woke up in the middle of the night. As I was putting her back to sleep, I smelled smoke. That wasn't surprising since we had lit a fire in the pit earlier and eaten outside. The smell was so strong, though, that I... Continue Reading →
There's been a lot of travel in our family lately. It's mostly been Hubby traveling for work lately, but we're also taking a vacation as a family. Over the years, I've learned a few things about traveling; first going from a solo traveler to traveling with other people. So I thought it an adequate time... Continue Reading →
Last week I accomplished something major. For a little over a year now, I have been working on learning Japanese and last week I completed the last lesson in the first workbook. Can you see the confetti I'm throwing and the horns I'm blowing? Okay, so it might not seem major, but it is a... Continue Reading →
In my study, the tenth and eleventh chapters of Job begin with a contrasting look between God and Man. The tenth chapter gives us a dividing image between the spirit of men and the Spirit of God. Yet we end with the relief that comes from repenting and resting in Him. There is division between... Continue Reading →
What I love about Job Chapter Nine is that Job gives us a view of God. Not in the physical sense, but His character, His wisdom, His mind. All these things we seek and wish to know. Of course God is infinite and we can never know everything about Him, but we're faced with the... Continue Reading →
Good morning, everyone! How was your weekend? What about the week before? I'm a little behind, so I hope you'll forgive me. Last week did not go how I planned, but it is a new week and will be better. I feel like I read a lot more books than I have wrote down, but... Continue Reading →
Chapter Eight in the Book of Job is all about Job's second friend, Bildad the Shuhite's, response to Job. Like Eliphaz, Bildad's words are cutting not comforting. In his whole speech, he's basically accusing Job of being unrighteous. He even goes as far as saying, "Hey what happened was deserved." Not the time or place,... Continue Reading →
Saturday morning we met up with some friends and went on an adventure. I mean, when isn't IKEA an adventure? After IKEA, we headed to a Japanese Restaurant followed by a Japanese Market and other stores. This is a trip we've been talking about for a while now. Past plans were always interrupted, so I... Continue Reading →
Chapters six through seven are Job's first answer to Eliphaz. These two chapters deal a lot with grief and depression. They also show us how we should act and react to someone who is going through them. They also reveal a similarity in all of us, from the troubles in the night to the groaning... Continue Reading →
