{"id":7260,"date":"2020-01-19T20:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T03:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=7260"},"modified":"2020-01-19T17:41:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T00:41:26","slug":"job11_13-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/job11_13-20\/","title":{"rendered":"T.H.I.N.K. before you speak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Job 11:13-20 Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Job 11:13-20.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Job 11:14-15 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n14\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0if you put away the sin that is in your hand\u00a0and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,
\n15\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0then you will lift up your face without shame;\u00a0you will stand firm and without fear.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 13-20:\u00a0\u00a0When you look at Zophar\u2019s entire speech in chapter 11, a good portion of what Zophar has said is technically correct.\u00a0\u00a0For example, yesterday in our look at verses 1 to 13 we identified numerous points that Zophar correctly made.\u00a0\u00a0Now what was wrong with what Zophar said?\u00a0\u00a0The problem is that Zophar\u2019s guiding assumption was incorrect:\u00a0\u00a0like Eliphaz and Bildad before him, Zophar falsely assumed that Job\u2019s sin was the cause of his suffering (v14).\u00a0\u00a0Thus, no matter how technically true Zophar\u2019s statements were, virtually all of what Zophar had to say was not helpful or relevant for Job to hear.\u00a0\u00a0Zophar was trying to sell something to Job that Job did not need and that would not help Job\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n

What can we learn from this?\u00a0\u00a0When a person is in pain, there are all sorts of things you could say that may be true.\u00a0\u00a0The question is: is it helpful or needed for you to say it right now?\u00a0\u00a0It takes a certain amount of wisdom to know what is technically true, but it takes even more wisdom to say \u201conly what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen\u201d (Ephesians\u00a04:29).
\nLike Zophar, Eliphaz and Bildad,\u00a0we need to THINK before we speak.\u00a0\u00a0In other words, before you speak, ask yourself:<\/p>\n

T \u2013 Is it\u00a0true<\/u><\/strong>?\u00a0\u00a0Do I have my facts straight?\u00a0\u00a0Have I made any wrong assumptions about the person or the situation?<\/p>\n

H \u2013 Will it\u00a0hurt<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0the person if I say this?\u00a0\u00a0If so, is it worth causing that hurt?<\/p>\n

I \u2013 Does it\u00a0inspire<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0courage and hope if I say this?<\/p>\n

N \u2013 Is it\u00a0necessary<\/u><\/strong>?\u00a0\u00a0Even if what I am saying is true, do people really need to hear this right now?\u00a0\u00a0Is this the right time and place to be talking about this?<\/p>\n

K \u2013 Is it\u00a0kind<\/u><\/strong>?\u00a0\u00a0Am I saying what I am saying in the kindest way that I can?<\/p>\n

We talk about this more in THRIVE Discipleship School Level 2: Love One Another.\u00a0\u00a0Be sure to take that class if you haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n

Just because what you know is true doesn\u2019t mean it is helpful or necessary for you to say it.<\/p>\n

Heavenly Father, I pray that I would not just say what is true, but also what is helpful for building others up according to their needs.\u00a0\u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Job 11:13-20.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Job 11:14-15 (NIV)\u00a0
\n14\u00a0\u00a0if you put away the sin that is in your hand\u00a0and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,
\n15\u00a0\u00a0then you will lift up your face without shame;\u00a0you will stand firm and without fear.<\/p>\n

On verses 13-20:\u00a0\u00a0When you look at Zophar\u2019s entire speech in chapter 11, a good portion of what Zophar has said is technically correct.\u00a0\u00a0For example, yesterday in our look at verses 1 to 13 we identified numerous points that Zophar correctly made.\u00a0\u00a0Now what was wrong with what Zophar said?\u00a0\u00a0The problem is that Zophar\u2019s guiding assumption was incorrect:\u00a0\u00a0like Eliphaz and Bildad before him, Zophar falsely assumed that Job\u2019s sin was the cause of his suffering (v14).\u00a0\u00a0Thus, no matter how technically true Zophar\u2019s statements were, virtually all of what Zophar had to say was not helpful or relevant for Job to hear.\u00a0\u00a0Zophar was trying to sell something to Job that Job did not need and that would not help Job\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7260"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7272,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7260\/revisions\/7272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}