
Walk Softly Around a Broken Heart
Walk softly around a broken heart.
Consider this lesson from the book of Job. During a time in Job's life when he was immensely suffering, three of Job's friends attempted to comfort him. At first, they were quiet. Listened. Wept with him (Job 2:11-13).
But shortly thereafter, their attitudes changed. They began pontificating on why Job was suffering. They suggested that his suffering was because of his sin. And they deeply hurt Job's heart.
God didn't like it either! At the end of Job's trial, God chastised the three men and told them to go apologize to Job (Job 42:7-9)! They had wrongly…
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