Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Inspired by Job

I've been reading the book of Job recently, and it inspired me to write a new song. I haven't recorded it yet, but I'll try to post it in the near future. Its working title is "Control (Job's Song)," and it focuses on the need we often have to explain God's actions in our own terms. Job's friends told him that he was being punished for his sins, but Job stayed faithful despite the suffering brought on him by Satan. Why did God allow Satan to torture an innocent man? Well, the conclusion of my new song is that we don't always know why God does what He does, but if we yield control to Him then, (like Job) we can endure anything and come out on the other side stronger for it.