Whom shall I trust

We live in a world filled with injustice and unfairness. Joseph suffered unfairly at the hands of his brothers. David suffered unjustly for many years at the hands of King Saul, and through no fault of his own, Job lost his possessions, his family and his health. Job wondered why God was allowing him to suffer, but he never got a clear answer. He did however, through his struggles come to know God in a new and deeper way. Even though we face unfairness in our world, we can still use those opportunities to learn more about trusting God.
When our life is going smoothly, trust is easy. The tests of trust always come when our life stops making sense. Responding to tragedy is never easy. Maybe it is the terrible sense of loss that we feel. Perhaps, its the desire to know why that leaves us feeling alienated and alone. Was it something we did? Was it someone elses fault. Why did God allow it to happen? These questions often go unanswered. For many of us, as we make our moral inventory and dig up the layers of denial in our life, we realize that our suffering has resulted from our own behaviors. When Job lost everything, he continued to glorify God. God gives us the right to cry, to doubt, to fear, to question, to need and to wrestle with the very essence of our existence. As our hear cries our against injustice and pain, the bible reassures us the importance of being honest with God. God understands our strong feelings He never wants to participate even in the darkest part of our life. Only then will we be able to come to him with all our heart. Only then will he be able to bring us the healing and the hope he longs to give.