Sitting in a Hotel Looby

Right now I am sitting in a hotel lobby all by myself. I only hear the ambient noise of people in other rooms and the furnace. Being left alone with your thoughts can be dangerous just ask Dantes from 'Count of Monte Crisco'. The reality is that sometimes it is good to reflect and wonder. It is good to dream and challenge. It is good to saturate yourself in God and His will for your life ever now and again. I have been doing for the last number of moments and a few thoughts came to mind. I began to read the book of Job and I was blown away by what I read. Here is a man, nothing to live for, nothing to lose. It feels as though the world is crashing down on him. His friends do nothing but hassle him and his wife nothing but a nag. Yet in this moment, of pure frustration and pure hell, when all is lost and it seemed as though God had abandoned him, he did not lose his integrity. He did, however, ask God the hard questions but never did he curse the God that seemed so far away. Never did he abandon a faith the seemed to be pointless When all was taken away. I think of my own life, I think of my own theodicy. I reflect on my journey with the Most High. Can I say about myself what is said about Job? Would people who observe my life say the same thing about me? I strive to live out a faith that when tested by fire will stand. I pray that I will be able to say, as King David said, 'May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you'. My Hope is that this is the prayer of each and every one of your hearts. I encourage you to find some quiet time and ask God what He is looking for from you!