Understanding Job Entry 2

Job's Emotions and Introduction to Friends:

Job felt 2 types of emotions: Anger (Job 3:1-10) and Depression ( Job 3:11-26). Even in all of this he still does not curse God, but he begins to question his friends who came to support him in his time of need Job 2:11-13).

Pay close attention and notice that he doesn't become blindsided by his emotions; his questions, and his statements are all targeted towards his friends for understanding- even in this action is found pleasing to the eyes of God. I say this because as I go on you will notice God's purpose for friends and why HE has given them to us.

Self Reflection and Relation:

When my body was attacked my family and friends were there to support me, when my little brother passed my family and friends were there to support me, when my aunt passed again my family and friends were there to support me and now as I go through this rough patch my friends and family are here once again to support me as I vent and, talk and let out a host of emotions. My friends remind me that I have reason to feel the way I feel and thy remind me that they are here for me as well as do/ say what they can to keep me in tune and in check with the Spirit of God, which for me is the most important thing.... Though we may be miles away through today's modern technologytechnology we are brought close together!

A very sincere and heart felt Thank You goes out to MY ACES for ALWAYS being there in the good times as well as the bad

MY ACES you know who you are!!!

D. Swan- Phoenix Jackson

aka Emperor Swan/ The Phoenix King

Understanding Job Entry 1

Overview:

Over the past couple of weeks and the weeks approaching I have been/ will be dealing with some serious adversities, trials and tribulations; but I know a few things:
1. God will be glorified.
2. These test are only here to make me stronger.
3. The lessons learned will benefit me and bless others.
4. Someone else has already been through what I am experiencing, and Finally
5. GOD IS ALWAYS IN CONTROL!

Thought:
When good people suffer the Human Spirit struggles to understand... Why?
- Kenneth L. Barker

Life lesson:

Here is what I know about my life and current situation:
1. Will I be Blasphemous and curse God?
2. Will I curse the day I was born?
3. Will I give up or persevere?
4. Life is all about the choices you make in the tough times as well as in the easy (good) times.

Education:

The person I can relate to the most currently is Job: I may not have the children and all of the riches he had/ has, but I do my best to be seen blameless and upright in the eyes of GOD! I am not saying that I am perfect or anything ( I am still flawed).

Before I start let me/ us be reminded of a few things:
1. God is in all!
2. Everything happens for a reason.
3. The Devil (Satan/ Lucifer) used to be an angel - even though he has fallen his goal is to sued you to the " dark side," but being as thought we are children of God he ( Satan) knows he has his limitations.

Dissecting Job Chapters 1 & 2:

Who was Job?
He was a man who was blameless and upright before God. He feared God and shunned evil ( Job 1:8b). He was a man of integrity (Job 2:3).

Understanding Job's 1st and 2ND test ( Job 1:6-22 and Job 2: 1-10):

• What you have to notice in both cases/ test is that not only do the Angels have to present themselves before God, but Satan does as well; but when he (Satan) is questioned by God though his answer may be smart, snippet, disrespectful and/ or sarcastic he still has to answer ( Job 1: 6-7, 2:2).
• The second thing you have to notice is that God Selected/ chose you for a reason. In Job's case it was because he was/ is blameless and upright before God, and he feared God (Job 1:8). God also chose him because he was a man of integrity (Job 2:3).
• The final thing that you have to notice is that God will only to do but so much! (Job1:12-15, 2:4-7).

What else you need to know about Job:

After both attempts Job did not curse God (Job 1:20-22, 2:8-10). Pay close attention to Job 2:9-10: Satan took it the extra mile and used his wife/ help mate (someone very close to him) in a failed attempt to get him to curse God.

Bringing it home:

In both cases Job remained upright and blameless before God, and he still kept/ held on to his integrity; nor did he curse God.

Self- reflection:

As I go through these trying times all I want out of this is for got to truly be glorified, heard, and seen through my actions. Though my flesh and spirit man may be weakened by these activities, and my emotions take me on a roller coaster (these will be only some of the vessels/ tools that Satan will try to use to sued me). Even in this I must keep my mind on Jesus and meditate on HIM (PS 119:97b) to get the outcome I pray for.

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D. Swan- Phoenix Jackson

aka Emperor Swan/ The Phoenix King