| The three friends of Job had plenty to say to him, but Job had his turn also. He replied to each one. In fact his replies cover about 20 chapters, 514 verses, not including his final reply to God in Chapter 42. Job made several references to what the others said, but most of all he spoke about himself. His was the voice of depression. In verses 10:18-22 he goes back to where he started, "Why was I born? I wish I could die." Many people talk like that today. They can only think of themselves. Some go further and even attempt suicide as a result of self-pity. In chapter 23, he asks, "Where is God when it hurts? Where can I find him? I don't know where he is." We all had thoughts like that. Doubts come to all of us and Satan is behind those doubts also. Then in chapter 29, Job looks back and sees the "good old days". "If only I could go back to the time when I had everything." In chapter 31, Job seems frustrated. He uses the word "If" 15 times in the one chapter. If I had been different. If I had been a real sinner. If only there was someone to listen to me. Finally he stops and the other three are silent also. What is the answer to Job's questions and his suffering? We will see later it is in Christ and in Christ alone. But till now what can we learn from Job's story? Simply that the way of peace is not in questioning, but in trust. "He knows the way I take." God is there and He cares about each of us. Isaiah 50:10 says it well, "Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God." Look again now at the well known words of Proverbs 3:5-6 and tell God your trust today is in Him. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight" now and always. | 
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