In a similar vein, I remember how profoundly it shook me when I realized that all of our church-talk about the "patience" of Job was misguided.
I don't believe the text of Job shows us a "patient" man (at least not in the sense of one who is quiescent in the face of suffering) but rather an enduring one...one who trusts and maintains a dogged allegiance to his God even when he felt rather mistreated and entitled to some sort of explanation.
In a similar vein, I remember how profoundly it shook me when I realized that all of our church-talk about the "patience" of Job was misguided.
I don't believe the text of Job shows us a "patient" man (at least not in the sense of one who is quiescent in the face of suffering) but rather an enduring one...one who trusts and maintains a dogged allegiance to his God even when he felt rather mistreated and entitled to some sort of explanation.
Totally agree!!
Gratitude makes endurance bearable for me. Thanks for posting your thoughts.
I must thank Him a thousand times a day!