Trouble

"For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground,
Yet man is born to trouble , As the sparks fly upward." The words of Eliphaz, the Temanite quoted from Job ch. 5 vs. 6 & 7.


Trouble just doesn't spring from the ground he says but we are born unto it. Sometimes I think old Eliphaz might have been on to something. It does seem ,however to spring up when you least expect it. I find that many times my troubles are self inflicted. The epistle of James in the New Testament talks about the power of the tongue and the devastation's it can bring
James 3:1-6 (New Living Translation)
James 3
Controlling the Tongue 1" Dear brothers and sisters,[a] not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.
3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. 4 And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. 5 In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. 6 And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell."
As I said many times I am the author of my own troubles and it's because I have said an unkind word or hurt someone else because of something I have said, foolishly, or in anger and even though I may have repented of it I can never take it back. More often than not it is to a loved one that we say some of these hurting words. And as you read the book of Job you will find that Eliphaz the Termite, that should read Temanite, got himself in hot water by saying things he shouldn't have said concerning Job, his friend. James says in verse 16 of ch. 3 "where envy and
self seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. Herein is the answer to much of our trouble, we lack wisdom...but James has an answer found in ch. 1 verse 3 "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given him." Ask for wisdom from God so that you will say the right things even if provoked. Maybe you will have less trouble in your life. This is good advice for me also.