When trouble comes knocking at your door, how do you respond? Do you utter words such as,“It’s not fair!”or“Why is this happening to me?” It’s easy to react in dismay, fear, confusion, or even in anger directed toward God. But the truth is, there’s a cold, dark winter ahead for each of us sometime in our lives, so how can we face it and triumph over it?
It just so happens that the very first book ever written in the Bible is a poetic story about the suffering of an innocent man named Job. He lost everything virtually overnight. His wife was bitter, and his friends placed all the blame on him. But it’s Job’s response that God wants us to watch and learn from. How did Job react to the complete destruction of his life, and what can that teach us about our own suffering?
Jill Briscoe’s series encourages you to consider suffering in a new way. You’ll learn how, even in the most difficult circumstances, you can experience God’s gentleness and grace.
For further study, see Jill’s companion book, Out of the Storm and into God’s Arms.