No matter how many times I read the book of Job, I pause and try to imagine the traumatic shockwaves

that must have been passing through the souls of both Job and his wife, not to mention the unnamed

people who were a part of their lives. What happened to their family was beyond comprehension.

It was as if they were living in a horror movie. People still go through

heartbreaking tragedies today that we simply cannot comprehend. There are modern-day versions of

Job. Welcome to Keep the Heart podcast with Francie Taylor. Francie is an author, teacher,

and conference speaker known for sharing biblical insights that are practical and inspiring.

Now back to today's valuable study.

Have you ever wondered why God included Job's story in Scripture?

We can only guess, but I wonder if one of the reasons was so that we would know that it is

possible to go through the darkest, most pain-filled time and still survive.

It may feel like we're not going to make it, but time passes, and the razor-sharp edges of pain

soften, and we find a way to breathe again.

Job's survival of trauma beyond comprehension is proof that devastating events do not have to destroy our lives.

Let's consider four lessons from the book of Job. There are so many more than four in 42 chapters,

but we're going to just narrow it down to four, and then you'll go and read on your own, and the Lord will show you so much more.

But first, traumatic events can happen to anyone. You know, there's a mistaken notion that bad things

only happen to bad people, or that we ourselves are the cause of a calamity, but neither one of

these is always true. We all take turns going through

hard times. The book of Job opens with proof that traumatic events can happen to anyone at any

time. Listen to this verse from Job chapter one, verse one. There was a man in the land of us whose name was Job, and that man was perfect and

upright, and one that feared God and eschewed evil. Job wasn't doing anything wrong. The Bible describes

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