Disciplines

The story of Job gives us wisdom for wrestling with our doubt in the face of great obstacles. In painful or uncertain times we tend to search for answers to our questions, and when we don't get any explanations, it becomes easy to lose hope in a God who is fair and compassionate. But Job's story teaches us that instead of answers, it is God himself we must cling to. We can cry out to God with our heartbreak and frustrations, we can study Scripture to remind ourselves of God's true character, and we can engage wholeheartedly with community to practice forgiveness and celebration with each other. These disciplines are the foundation of putting our trust in God - of having faith not in ourselves and what we can see, but in the One who works for and loves us beyond our understanding.