When God is silent.

Early this morning I was sitting in church and the preacher was sharing the story of a man called Job. The story goes that this man Job was a man of great integrity, honesty, and a pretty sharp businessman too. He was blessed with a large family, lots of land, and lots of cattle; which at that time accounted for great wealth. So by today's standards he could have been a millionaire.

The story takes a twist here; God decides that Job is worthy of being tested. In fact God is sure that Job would never ever curse God! In one day Job loses his family and his great wealth- which would give most people cause to turn away from God. Which is what Job's wife recommended he do. Job however had God's personal stamp of approval, and of course God can't be wrong! He refused to doubt God- truly a man of great faith.

The story goes on, however the thing that struck me is that why do we blame God when things seem to go wrong? This is obviously not a perfect world so why don't we just try to correct our own actions and stop wasting time blaming God? He should be telling us that it's not fair that we blame Him for our own actions! And the actions of our friends, neighbors, and countrymen / women. It's almost funny that we don't see the logic in this. In this imperfect world, everyone suffers especially the good people.

What's the solution? Perhaps that we each do our little part to effect change, and like ripples in the water we can slowly make a difference.