God does speak through the storm!!

dimanakah Tuhan saat kesusahan melanda hidup kita?
dimanakah Tuhan saat perusahaanku jatuh bangkrut, harta kekayaanku habis punah?
dimanakah Tuhan saat rumah yang didiami anak-anakku dilanda angin topan dan merubuhkan rumah itu serta merengut nyawa mereka semua?
dimanakah Tuhan saat aku sudah tidak memliki apa-apa lagi? habis..lenyap...semuanya?
dimanakah Tuhan saat impian, harapan, cita-cita, rencana masa depanku hilang..diambil begitu saja dariku?

God, can You speak?
God, can You give me just one single explanation?
God..are You there?
mungkin kira-kira itu yang dipertanyakan si Ayub pada saat dia mengalami kesusahan, pada saat dia ada di padang gurun percobaan

sama kayak kita, tanpa kita sadari, seringkali kita berteriak dan bertanya-tanya didalam hati,
"God..where are You?"
God..do You see what happen down here?
God..could You give me one single reason why this happen to me...just one good reason, pleasee???"

but today, God remind me of this:
" I owe no one anything...I don't owe you explanations...No excuses....I don't have any debt, no outstanding balance, no favors to return
I don't owe you anything"

apakah Tuhan jahat?
No!!

so, why is that?
because He is our creator...
all He asked is just our heart to willingly trust Him because He knows what's right and best for you and me.

you know...saat masa padang gurun terhebat itulah, Ayub mencari Tuhan dan dia menemukan wajahNya.
" I had heard about You before, but now I have seen You" (Job 42:5)

he sees God..and that's enough for him...
tapi...rencana Tuhan ga berhenti sampai situ saja...for God, He hasn't finished His plan yet.
Tuhan pulihkan keadaan Ayub, dikembalikan 2 kali lipat...hartanya, anak-anaknya, cucunya..semuanya

ini loh Tuhan yang kita sembah
Tuhan yang menyelesaikan pekerjaanNya sampai selesai..tuntas..finished...dan sempurna

sometimes life comes in fragments..but don't judge the whole book just by reading one phrase out of it..
sama kayak kehidupan kita...don't judge how your life is gonna be..or predict how your future is gonna be when God hasn't finished with you yet.

God knows..He is the author of our story..
ALL of our story..you name it!
your love story? your future? your life? HE knows..because He has already written the final chapter.

and this is His promise...no matter how bumpy your journey is...
no matter how dry and how long your trial and turbulance is..
when you turn around, ...HE is there... right behind you
'coz you never walk alone

"draw near to Me..and I will draw near to you
seek Me..and you will find Me..."

buat temanku yang lagi dilanda masalah berat, look up to God!
during the heavy storm, just pray
Jesus didn't try to do it by Himself...so why should you?
sometimes there are mountains that you can't climb until you climb His mountain..and seeking His face first
so, climb it...and you will be amazed