Ever felt like questioning or blaming God?

I know that I have….

We’ve all most likely been in a place where we have felt that the Lord has unfairly met or did not meet our needs (wants, demands, etc), and have been left questioning (sometimes angrily) why such a thing has been allowed to happen to us? Often times, its terribly hard to see past the present circumstance to see where the greater good is being served, that greater good being what God is trying to do for you or maybe even through you.

Job should be greatly admired, he was tested beyond understanding and continued being faithful to the Lord. Imagine this same kind of testing on todays generations, the Generation ME crowd who must have things “My way, right away, I have every right to….., how dare you say otherwise….”

Heaven forbid you don’t get that cushy desk job, or that sporty new car. Is the first question that comes to mind “Lord, why can’t you give me a break?” or when the hard knocks keep on coming, and we want to ask “God, can you give me a chance to stand back up first?”

Let’s take a look at some of what the Lord said in reply to Job questioning Him. The greatest part about all of this is that God did not in one way attempt to embarrass Job in any way shape or form when he corrected him.

Job 40

 ¹ The LORD said to Job: ² “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!” ³ Then Job answered the LORD: ⁴ “I am unworthy—how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth. ⁵ I spoke once, but I have no answer— twice, but I will say no more.” ⁶ Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm: ⁷ “Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. ⁸ “Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? ⁹ Do you have an arm like God’s, and can your voice thunder like his? ¹⁰ Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty. ¹¹ Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low, ¹² look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand. ¹³ Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave. ¹⁴ Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.

Like Job, we all still remain unworthy to challenge, contend or “back talk” God. Yet, we of this generation are seemingly the worst at doing so. Children these days lack all respect for authority, in and outside of the home. What gives us the right to do be this way?