Elihu continues, “[Job] chooses evil people as companions. He spends his time with wicked men.” How long has Elihu known Job? Has he been listening to what Job has been saying? If so, how can he say this? It just isn’t true.<\/p>\n
“You have added rebellion to your sin. You show no respect. You have spoken many angry words against God.” Perhaps. But since God knows our thoughts; is it wrong to give them voice? Would God rather have us complain to him, or ignore him altogether? Cain murdered his own brother, yet God listened to him and modified his sentence in response to his complaint. What do we do with our pain, our disappointment, our anger when we feel God has been unfair to us? Job cried out to God, at times nobly, at times in bitterness of soul. If we can’t pour our heart out to God, then to whom can we pour it out? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Elihu continues, “[Job] chooses evil people as companions. He spends his time with wicked men.” How long has Elihu known Job? Has he been listening to what Job has been saying? If so, how can he say this? It just isn’t true. “You have added rebellion to your sin. You show no respect. You have … <\/p>\n