[Discoveries] 06-17-07 Mired in conflict

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny 
my integrity. -- Job 27:5*/

Job's counselors had failed. They failed terribly in their goal to 
"sympathize with him and comfort him" (Job 2:11). And they failed to 
convince him that his sins were "endless" (Job 22:5).

Until God shows up, we are mired in the mud of conflict and broken 
relationships. Our differences seem irreconcilable. Job and his friends 
had reached an impasse. If God hadn't intervened, I believe their 
friendship would have ended. They would have gone through life 
condemning his assumed hidden sins. And Job would have clung to his 
innocence.

But, if we can open the door to God in our conflicts, He does show up. 
He does shine His light. And then we all begin to see things from a 
whole new perspective. Without God we may be locked into differences 
that cannot be resolved, but with God there is reconciliation.

It's this way in marriage. For example, I cannot figure out why my wife 
would do something to make me so angry. I take it to God and discover 
that the conflict had nothing to do with my wife. It had to do with 
something God wanted to heal inside of me. (She will probably print out 
this devotional and paste it on the wall!)

Anyway, we can be glad that God shows up!

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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