Are we there Yet?

God Restores Job     

Job 42   The Message

10-11 After Job had interceded for his friends, God restored his fortune—and then doubled it! All his brothers and sisters and friends came to his house and celebrated. They told him how sorry they were, and consoled him for all the trouble God had brought him. Each of them brought generous housewarming gifts.

12-15 God blessed Job’s later life even more than his earlier life. He ended up with fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand teams of oxen, and one thousand donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters. He named the first daughter Dove, the second, Cinnamon, and the third, Darkeyes. There was not a woman in that country as beautiful as Job’s daughters. Their father treated them as equals with their brothers, providing the same inheritance.

16-17 Job lived on another 140 years, living to see his children and grandchildren—four generations of them! Then he died—an old man, a full life.

Good Morning friends.

I am still pondering Job. For 41 and a half chapters in Job, It talks about the struggles and horrific tragedy that came onto Job.

Only 7 verses describe the restoration of Job. His fortunes and family are doubled and He is blessed with long life and many blessings.

I think the whole point is to show the journey. 

 In every journey there are hard parts. 

Hope for the end is always the best part of a journey. 

How many times have you left home, only to return and say "It is soooo good to be home"

I wonder if that is how we will feel when we get to heaven?

I look so forward to the end of my life journey, but hopefully that is many years away.

For now this journey of pain and confusion, or of enlightenment maybe a better description, I travel on weary.

Recently I went on a long car trip and I laughed at my 7 year old son. "Are we ever going to get there?"

or "I am going to kiss the ground when I get there."

Sometimes Looking forward to the end of the journey, it helps take the edge off of the travel woes.

I am learning to be patient in my journey. Not be caught saying "Are we there yet?" 

Taking from the journey each obstacle as a learning time. Ok God what are you trying to show me here?

Not stepping on the gas, to get us there quicker, but trying to enjoy the scenery as we go even if it is endless prairie or majestic mountains. Finding God in every element along the way.

Even if the journey is painful and you have tears in your eyes and the pain sticks in your throat and your chest is heaving, we have to strain to see God. The road signs are blurry, but with each passing one we know the journey is going the right way and getting shorter. 

Wayside rest stops are designed as a resting spot. You can change, clean up, view the map to make sure your going the right way, stretch the tiredness out of our limbs. You leave them feeling renewed and refreshed and a little wiser. You can make it a few more miles now.

When I was a kid we would travel in a moter home all over the country. At that time we didn't have electronics or tv's or any entertainment really for the road. I remember being so bored, but also looking for amazing things. Seeing wonders there but only if we watch for them. Sometimes we need to get bored with what is around us and go back to simplicity in order to see the wonder of God.

Put down the phone, turn off the computer and just look out the window.

Enjoy the journey.

When you are weary stop and rest. 

Maybe we can't really say how long the journey will be, 

but each day we are assured it is getting closer to our final destination.

Be blessed along the way

Always 

Suszi