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Car pools. Demanding schedules at home and at work. Mounting laundry. School lunches to make. A house to clean. A spouse and kids who all need a listening ear—at once-after a long, hard day.

It's no wonder that sometimes you just want to cry, "Stop the world! I want to get off!" (Even if it's just for a fifteen—minute walk around the block or a treasured half-hour soak in the tub.)

It's during those times that you could read this passage again to help you gain perspective. Job had lost everything that mattered to him; his world had literally fallen apart. But he discovered all was not lost: No matter what, God is still God, and he's in control of your life.

When you're having one off "those days," think of God's response to Job. After all, a God who tells the sun when to rise, walks the ocean floor, tells the wind where to blow, and arranges the stars in order can certainly handle whatever happens to you—even on your very worst days! (See also Deuteronomy 8:1-10; 1 Peter 4:1-8.)

Good Words to Remember:
Who shut in the sea with doors, when it burst forth and issued from the womb; when I made the clouds its garment … Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Job 38:8, 9; 40:1

Today's Challenge:
Do you need a perspective check? Try reading the Book of Job!

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