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NASB | Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God [with reverence] and abstained from and turned away from evil [because he honored God]. |
Bible Question: I'm going through a difficult time. I used to be on fore for the Lord. For the last 3 yrs my husband was addicted to crack cocain, i have struggled with my faith and had much questians, i didn't understand what was going on, i was doing everything "right" I prayed morning and night and went to church 4 times a week, battled with the devil in prayer meetings, evangelized, gave offerings payed my tithes faithfuly, and enjoyed the presence of the Lord and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.I was deliverd from cigarretes. My pastor even mentioned my name the radio as one who walked in the spirit,Led many people to the Lord. My best friend , my mom went on to be with the Lord on the 1 of April. I feel like i have lost everything. I lost my house,in the event of my husbands addiction but stayed faithful and did not divorce him.I had struggled with my boys with what their father was going through, and in their rebellion my oldest son moved out to live with his girlfriend. Since then, my husband has been deliverd from drugs and is saved, Praise God. Our marriage is in the healing prosses. My son has moved back home, but is very bitter, angry and hurt, and refuses to come to church.It seems that things on back on the mend and with my husbands slow conversion you would think that i should be rejoicing.but instead i find myself crying, and falling away, during the time my husbands addiction i started smoing again, and i hate it, i can't seem to stop. I used to witness to anything that move, i looked for oppertunities to talked about the Lord,and now I just keep quiet. I would spend hours in deep bible study,now i force to read maybe 2 ch.a week. I spent hours in prayer and now maybe at the most 2yrs a week.I seemm to be more serious now than befour, i don't laugh anymore, can someone please help me to understand? |
Bible Answer: Your experience is heart wrenching...at least. May I suggest you study the book of Job. While doing that be keenly aware that G-d said Job was ..."a perfect servant"....to my knowledge the only one G-d made that level of reference about in the Bible. Remember, G-d tells us that he will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we can handle...with His help thru prayer. He even tells us we may have to give our life itself for following him. Also remember it is satan's effort to thwart our following of Christ. There are good christian social counselors which can help. Seek them out. Stay resolute in Christ to the end. |