The Lord disciplines those He loves. (Heb 12:6)
Well, perhaps “Let’s Party” may be a bit over the top of a reaction to this example of the Lord’s discipline, even if it does show that he loves us. But we do need to keep things in perspective. If you have lost a job, you have lost ONLY a job – not your life, not everything, not forever. Your job does provide a critical measure of your self-worth and your financial well-being, I agree, but then perhaps you value your worth too highly.
If you are now inclined to argue aloud with these words as you are reading them – because these things are not a laughing matter, then I invite you to go read the Book of Job again. He and his friends were also inclined to rail against bad news, against their sufferings. They eventually found humility, however, and they found (perhaps to their surprise) that even the worst does pass. Bad things are just a trial in this life. No one lives who does not have bad things happen to them at some point.
Even God.
(Perhaps you need to read the Gospel of John again, also. Some pretty bad things happened to Jesus there; yep, pretty bad.)
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Jesus Christ for you. (1Thes 5:18)
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