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By Marc Maillefer
Our lives can swap directly. A late-night mobile name bears tragic information. A doctor's appointment unearths grave try effects. by surprise, with blinding strength, storms of affliction and disappointment slam into us, knocking us to the floor and leaving us wondering God. Pastor Marc Maillefer attracts from biblical knowledge, his personal lifestyles, and his pastoral adventure to supply bright illustrations and purposes of the lifetime of the anguish saint. He reminds us of God's compassionate, merciful sovereignty, and assures us that in the course of our storms, God remains to be with us, presents for us, and has a goal for us.
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For the next year or so I watched my parents fight over my brother and me as their marriage disintegrated. Since I had been living with my dad, and my brother with my mom, the judge decided to keep it that way. My mom came from a Roman Catholic background, and my dad was Jewish, but neither of them practiced their faith. That explains why they didn’t push either on us boys. I was able to form my own opinions on how to live and succeed. My main source of information other than school was probably TV and friends.
God is looking for worshipers who in suffering continue to worship him, bringing all their pain and agony to him, submitting everything to his ways and his will, blessing his character even when they feel like cursing his name. How wonderful it is as they join together with God’s people in worship, though separated by a veil of tears. If you are in the midst of a storm today, you will know that what was true for Job is true for you: While in the storm, it is hard to trust God. Trusting God seems as impossible as worshiping him.
This massive tree, which yesterday was a symbol of strength, now is toppled, reminding us of the storm’s power to uproot our lives — our faith, our souls and relationships. When your life is toppled by one of the storms of life, it is easy to echo Job. God has cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust and ashes. I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I stand, and you only look at me. You have turned cruel to me; with the might of your hand you persecute me. You lift me up on the wind; you make me ride on it, and you toss me about in the roar of the storm.