Steps to overcoming your worries

Job lost his wealth, his health, and his children. The book he wrote is a conversation between himself and God. At the beginning of it, Job said, “Hear now my argument” (Job 13:6 NIV). He was asking, “Why has all this happened to me?” At that point he was totally self-focused. But by the middle of his book, Job had grown spiritually and took a different approach. Instead of reasoning, he decided to stand on God’s Word: “But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread” (Job 23:10-12 NIV). By the last chapter in his book, Job had decided to trust God completely: “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted…My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you” (Job 42:2, 5 NIV). Job finally arrived at the place where he could say, “I trust God; there is no need to worry!” After nine months of worrying, questioning, and reasoning, he decided he didn’t need answers to all his questions, he only needed to know that God cared for him. And his story ends in these words: “The Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before” (v. 10 NIV). There you have it; the steps to overcoming your worries!