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"Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?"   Job 40:8

Is it ever okay to question God?

Some may say it's never okay to question our Creator, but I beg to differ. The response in our text is from God and He is replying to Job from several earlier chapters, where Job questioned Him. Job's questioning stemmed from anger, hurt and resentment. I believe in those cases, we may want to tread lightly if questioning God under those circumstances. As we can see, God's response was, "would you discredit my justice (decisions) or condemn Me to justify yourself (or make yourself look good)?"

I think if we're going to question Elohim (God), it should be in the way of wanting to learn from a situation. In every unpleasant or negative situation we face we should always ask, "God, what do You want me to learn from this?" This shows that we trust His plan for our lives and it also draws us into a more intimate relationship with Him. Besides, what can the creation tell the Creator?

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