Pain, Perplexity and Promotion

In his wonderful book about Job, "Pain, Perplexity and Promotion", Bob Sorge says the following:

"Job got as high marks from God as any broken, weak, sinful man could hope to get, and yet he collapsed under the weight of his grief. When we're in the crucible, God doesn't expect all of our responses to be perfect. The purpose of the crucible, after all, is to bring imperfections to the surface. God is big enough to handle our fears, frustrations, yearnings, anxieties, depression, anger, and self-pity...

"If you look at Job and think, 'I would never get angry at God like that,' then you're deceived. You think too highly of yourself. You've never been angry at God because in His grace He has spared you that degree of calamity...God expected Job to get angry at him. It's part of the package. But He didn't expect him to stay angry. He expected him to seek earnestly and find God in his calamity. When you find the face of God in your calamity, the anger is dealt with."

Dear Father, thank You for such books as Job and the Psalms where we get a glimpse of what it means to be truly human; how much You love us knowing how frail and weak we are. Thank You that You call us lovely and noble even in our weakness and confusion; thank You for Your infinite patience and for Your holy zeal that motivates You to allow Your beloved ones to pass through pain and difficulties in this age so that we are conformed to Your image to dwell with Your forever. Thank You that You understand human emotions and can handle every kind of human reaction to pain; and thank You that You know how to lift our faces toward You and discover that You are our Reward and that we can trust You with all. We love You because You have loved us first.