The story of Job in the scriptures has a wealth of wisdom on this subject. According to the author of Job, he was as close to perfect as a human being could get in regard to obedience, humility, generosity and faith. For reasons completely unknown to Job, his life, everything he loved and found comfort and stability in was suddenly taken away. His incredible wealth disappeared and almost everyone he loved was killed. At first his response to God demonstrated an amazing faith. Job simply continued to worship God and put his trust in Him. Later after the shock wore off and the reality set in Job began questioning God’s motives and asking for some justification for all that had befallen him. God gave him none. In the end God finally spoke and He showed Himself to Job by revealing just how mighty and powerful He really is. The experience overwhelmed Job and he again bowed down in worship realizing how incredibly foolish it is to ever question God or His motives and intentions for his life.

The photo is from the back balcony at my apartment looking down at my neighbors balcony and beyond.