In Job 3, Job laments his birth. Job begins the chapter by saying "may the day of my birth perish" (v. 3) and ends it by saying I have "only turmoil" (v. 26). In verse 11, Job begs the question, "why did I not perish at birth?" I am sure we all have times where we may feel as Job did in our own individual lives. However, the important thing to remember about Job is through all his pain and suffering, he did not curse God (as was Satan's plan: see Job 1:10; 2:5). Do we find ourselves going to God in tough times or do we try to manage our problems by ourselves?
In Acts 7:44-50, we see the scope of God's domain. There really is no created thing that is big enough that can "box" God in. There are many people who even try to "box" God out of their lives, but that is impossible too. In v. 60, Stephen prays a prayer that is very similar to the one our Lord Jesus Christ prays while hanging on the cross (Luke 23:34). Like Stephen and Jesus, can we in our difficult circumstances find ourselves asking God to forgive those who have hurt us?
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