“Then his wife said to him, ‘Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!’ But he said to her, ‘You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?’ In all this Job did not sin with his lips.” Job 2:9, 10 NASB
There are several things I find interesting about these verses, but I wish to only point out two. First, his wife associated his unwillingness to curse God as integrity. Is integrity closely related to our thoughts of God? As I look up definitions for integrity I liked the one that said it was a choice. This leads to my second point, Job was choosing. What was Job choosing? He was choosing to accept good as well as adversity from God. Do we consider that adversity in our lives might be a gift from God? God wants to purify us. He wants us to know the ‘peaceful fruit of righteousness.’ (Hebrews 12:11, NASB). I recently had a stone hit my windshield and cause quite the crack. I was reflecting on these verses and decided to thank God because He had a purpose in allowing this adversity. May I say that the cracked windshield did not ruin my day. Next time you face adversity consider choosing, as Job did, to accept it from God. Give thanks and trust Him to accomplish His purpose.
Mary studied Mechanical Engineering as an undergraduate student. While studying she traded semesters working at NASA in Houston, Texas. It was while working at NASA that she felt the tug on her heart that God had another plan for her life. Upon graduation, Mary proceeded to serve as a missionary for the next 11 years of her life; she served in Greece the last two years of her service. Upon returning from Greece, she pursued her Master's degree in Counseling, which led to a job with a major university. It was while working there that God did what God faithfully does, she found herself working as an engineer again as she managed major construction projects for the university. She also pursued her Master's degree in Engineering Management and her Professional Engineering License. Mary now on her ministry and writing. When Mary left missionary service it was her desire to return to fulltime ministry one day. She had her first outline for a book in 1989 (a book she has yet to write). Her first book was published in May, 2014 with the second quickly on its heels in December, 2014. She continues to write and is developing an evangelistic series of books centered around Jesus Christ. Her prayer is that her books will bless others' relationships with our Father God and His word.