Thursday, October 30, 2008

I Accept

When Job heard all the arguments made by his friends, his opinion about what God was doing hadn't changed. They didn't convince him at all, and he was still very angry and disappointed at Gods actions. Not only Job was disappointed at God, but God was disappointed at Job, "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?" (38; 2) At this point Job was very decided that he was disillusioned by God and that he wasn't going to change that idea. When people are so convinced about their own idea it's very complicated to change their minds, and especially where there's no actual proof for anything. When you are angry at someone else, you really don't want to know about the other person. That was what happened with Job, God wanted to let Job know that what he was doing was for his own good. At first Job didn't want to listen to God, which was more normal.

While he heard all the questions posed, and meanwhile he started changing his ways of thinking and started to accept the reality. As more and more people comment on his situation, people start realizing the truth of their actions and what they actually did. "Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not." (42; 3) after so many questions that God asked Job, he finally realized that the challenges God had posed before him were to help him and not to make him feel ashamed. It's very important that people recognize their mistakes and to let the other people that they were blaming know that they made a mistake.

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