My best friend in the entire world, Carla (as if you didn't know), bought for me The Chronological Bible. It's pretty amazing because it takes the Bible and puts it in (you guessed it) chronological order. It also divides it so that if you read daily, you will read through the Bible in one year.
Ya know, I truly thought I had been struggling lately...and then I started reading about Job. Now, I have known the story of Job for many, many years, but this has been an instance wherein God uses a familiar scenario to open my eyes. I start whining and complaining and asking "Why?" when life gets a little tough, but Job lost everything! What a wimp I am! I worry not only about what has happened but what could possibly-perhaps-maybe happen. There is a very wise person who recently told me that worry is "connected with our faith: our belief in God's willingness to take care of us, knowing we can really trust the details to His care." I say I have faith, I sing about having faith, I write about having faith, but is that enough? When the rubber meets the road, do I demonstrate this faith I proclaim?
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