Job and the Benefits of Suffering

 (Job crossword puzzles for chapters 34-36 are found at the end of this listing)

Helps one achieve a correct set of values.

  • When one is suffering, the things of this world (popularity, prestige, power, prosperity) lose their appeal.

  • This helps one to think more of his responsibility to God and the condition of his heart and life.Helps one to be more grateful for God’s blessings and avoid self-pity (Job 42:10).

Helps one not to despair.

  • It is helpful to remember that “sometimes the darkest hours precede the brightest” (Job 42:12).
  • It is interesting that the majority of the Psalms

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