January 16, words for the wind.

Do you think that you can approve words when the speech of a despairing man is wind?

Job 626.

In grief and pain and despair, people often say things they otherwise would not say.

They paint reality with darker strokes than they will paint it tomorrow when the sun comes up.

They sing in minor keys and talk as though that is the only music.

They see clouds only and speak as if there were no sky.

They say, where is God?

Or there's no use to go on?

Or nothing makes any sense?

Or there's no hope for me?

Or if God were good, this wouldn't have happened.

What should we do with these words?

Job says that we do not need to approve them.

These words are wind or literally for the wind.

They will be quickly blown away.

There will come a turn in circumstances and the despairing person will waken from the

dark night and regret hasty words.

Therefore, the point is, let us not spend our time and energy reproving such words.

They will be blown away of themselves on the wind.

One not need clipped the leaves in autumn.

It is wasted effort.

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