Difficulties in Life Come for Different Reasons
The Curse
Chastening for sin in the life of Believers
Consequences of Sin
Complete Mystery
In Job 7:1, In this chapter, Job attempted to reconcile in his own mind what God was doing.
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
1. He felt like a slave under tyranny of his master, longing for relief and reward (vv. 1, 2);
2. He was sleepless (v. 3, 4);
3. He was loathsome because of worms and scabs, dried filth and new running sores (v. 5);
4. He was like a weaver’s shuttle, tossed back and forth (v. 6);
5. He was like a breath or cloud that comes and goes on its way to death (vv. 7–10).
Job’s Living Death
1. Painful boils from head to toe (2:7, 13; 30:17)
2. Severe itching/irritation (2:7, 8)
3. Great grief (2:13)
4. Lost appetite (3:24; 6:6, 7)
5. Agonizing discomfort (3:24)
6. Insomnia (7:4)
7. Worm- and dust-infested flesh (7:5)
8. Continual oozing of boils (7:5)
9. Hallucinations (7:14)
10. Decaying skin (13:28)
11. Shriveled up (16:8; 17:7; 19:20)
12. Severe halitosis (19:17)
13. Teeth fell out (19:20)
14. Relentless pain (30:17)
15. Skin turned black (30:30)
16. Raging fever (30:30)
17. Dramatic weight loss (33:21)
How Do I Deal with Suffering?
1. Pour Heart Out To God
2. Confess any known Sin.
3. Ask God to uncover any hidden sins.
4. Seek Godly Counsel.
5. Trust God Patiently.