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DAY 139, or May 19.

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God can be really difficult to understand.

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Our thoughts today come from Job chapter 10, verse 2.

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I say to God, Do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges you have against me.

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Now the big picture surrounding this verse.

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It's just like a marathon question time.

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First, Job is challenged by Eliphaz to try to remember what sins he has committed, and

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then Bildad takes over, agreeing that there must be sin in Job's life somewhere.

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Before Job has time to take a breath, along comes Zophar.

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He tackles things slightly differently, but finishes up telling Job to listen to God because

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he is so much bigger and more powerful than Job.

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Then there is no alternative but to repent.

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Job replies that he knew all that already, but he still doesn't know why God is punishing

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him.

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All of his friends are telling him there must be something wrong, but Job is at a loss to

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know what it is.

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And now today's action step.

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Job wanted an answer from God before he felt he could move on in his life.

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Can you imagine the chaos if everyone had to be told everything?

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It would be so bad that we would be suffocated by information.

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God knows that and He treats everything on a strictly need-to-know basis, and frankly

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we usually don't need to know.

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Unexplained problems and tragedies can really rock us and test our faith, but do you really

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think God would withhold the answer if it would help you?

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I'm sure He wouldn't.

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He would share it with us, if it could be part of the solution.

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However, as even the brightest of us has limited intellect, it is not surprising we don't know

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enough to smooth all the ragged edges and heal the open wounds in our lives.

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Don't let your wounds remain open to festering.

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Don't let ragged edges leave your mind ragged.

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Why not surrender the one that springs to mind now and live your life in the knowledge

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that even if you did know more, you would probably still not understand fully?