Job 1:21-22 – “ He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there.  The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away.  Blessed be the name of the Lord.”  ²² Through all this, Job did not sin nor did he blame God.”

As I read, prayed, and pondered the Word of God, a question gripped my heart. “What Is Your Life View?”   In Job 1:1, God’s view of Job is humbling and challenging.  Can God say that of us?   If not, what does that say?

Here, four character qualities are listed that we should aspire to.   Job was blameless.   He was upright.   He feared (reverential awe) God.   He was continuously turning from evil.  Those qualities marked his life. He was a richly blessed man in all things.  Out of Job’s character came his relationship with and view of God and life.

In Job 1:21-22, he expresses that character and life view.  It wasn’t fatalism, but confidence in God’s character!  In Job 2:10-11, during the second phase of his trial, he reinforced that life view. Job’s character was rooted in His confidence in God.

He could not understand nor explain his plight, but his view of God was that God was undeniably righteous and just.   What is our reaction to loss or trouble?  Too often it is, “Why me?”   It is resentment, anger, bitterness, self-pity, and complaining.

Those things contradict our declaration that we trust God.  We cannot rest in Him in an attitude of being wronged or complaining.  Remember Paul’s directive?  Rejoice always!  If we are focused on the problem and the present, we cannot focus on the answer giver and the future.  The night of the present prevents us from seeing the light of the future.

Lord, help my life view be one that trusts You totally. Help me to learn contentment in everything because You are perfect and perfectly shaping me.  Help me to see the destination, not just the journey.  I surrender all to You! You are for me, and I choose to trust You!

LORD, help us to develop a view of You, our Life, and the biblical World.