God whispered, "You endured a lot. For that I am truly sorry, but grateful. I needed you to struggle to help so many. Through that process you would grow into who you have now become. Didn't you know that I gave all my struggles to my favorite children? One only needs to look at the struggles given to your older brother Jesus to know how important you have been to me. Shannon L. Alder
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In the Bible, God says to Job, "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me if you have any part in this. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone – while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?" (Job 38:4-7). Job asks God a bunch of questions here. And God answers them all! He tells Job that he knows everything about the earth's creation.

Then, after telling Job that he has been a great man and that he has been punished by God for his sins because he gave up all his possessions for his friends, Job asks why God would do this to him. God answers by explaining that Job was created from dust because he was good. Then, He tells Job that Satan tempted him to sin because he was so good. But instead of sinning, Job encouraged everyone to trust in God and look forward to His promise of eternal life with Him. Then, after telling him that Satan is still alive and active, God tells him that he has given up all his possessions for his friends so they would not be left alone.

So now Satan wants to steal his honor by causing him to fail. So now Satan will bring every kind of trouble on him until he is completely destroyed. After all this speech from God, Job just says "GOD." That's all that is needed to express gratitude for what God has done for him. And yet his faith is still strong enough to say it again after the storm knocks down his house and kills his children.

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