An Unwavering Faith

In chapter 1 of the book of Job, this tells the story of a righteous and Godly man. This man, Job, had seven sons and three daughters. He also had 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 oxen, and 500 donkeys. Job was very blessed with his household because of his loyalty to God. One day, Job's sons called upon their sisters to come eat and drink with them. Job saw that they had sinned, so he offered burnt sacrifices unto God on account for them.

With permission from God, Satan began to tempt Job, so that Job would sin against God, which would bring much pleasure to Satan. Satan accused Job of only staying faithful to God because God had given him many things of the world. He said that Job would lose his faith if God were to take away what He had given to him. God allowed Satan to go ahead with his temptations in order to test the faith that Job had, and to show Satan that he didn't have the power to make anyone go through with sin.

Going along with the plan to convince Job that God was against him, Satan began sending many temptations in Job's direction in attempt to see him fail God. First, Satan sent word to Job that the servants had been killed by the Sabeans, who were men of stature. Next, another man came telling of sheep and servants being killed by God's fire from Heaven. Another came saying that the Chal-de'ans, a violent people, had gathered an army of people to steal the camels and kill servants. Lastly, a person came saying that his sons and daughters had been eating and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house. The person said that a great wind came about, and the four corners of the house fell on the siblings, killing them.  

Job rose from his work, and fell on the ground and began worshipping God saying, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." "In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly" (Verse 22).

Throughout everything that Job went through, he never turned his back on God. He kept his loyalty to God, even when it came down to the harm of his children. This is how our relationship with God should be. No one or no thing should ever come before God in our lives.

God demonstrates that we can fight Satan as he throws his fiery darts our way. Satan tried and tried to bring Job down with heartbreaking occurrences, but Job's faith never wavered. Instead, he worshipped God for the things that He had done in his life. He trusted God's ways, and Job was blessed for his great work of God.

If we put our faith in God, it can withstand even what Satan sends our way. God will never give us anything that we can't handle. With the love of God within our hearts, we are stronger than what we could imagine. Putting God first in our lives, even before things like our children, can be extremely hard, but it is worth it. God will always bless us for our loyalty, and he deserves it above anything else. Let's not hate God for the bad things that happens, but praise Him for the countless, great things He has done for us.