“How I long for the months gone by,
for the days when God watched over me,
when his lamp shone on my head
and by his light I walked through darkness! - Job 29:2-3 NIV
Though at the time, Job thought those days would never end, now he lives with an entirely different reality. Those days are gone
We all encounter that reality on some level and often it is the time when we first became believers that we look back on most fondly. The days when our spirit was on fire and, as Job said, 'when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house, (Job 29:4 NIV) God has not taken his presence from us, just as he did not desert Job. His protective hand is always on us, no weapon formed against us will prosper, but we may not always see that when we're in the midst of slogging through life as Job was. Looking back is good as a reminder of what God has done, but we cannot make it the high point of our lives. Just as it turned out to be with Job, the best days are yet to come.
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