Job 32-34

"But you have said in my hearing–I heard the very words–'I am pure and without sin; I am clean and free from guilt. Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy. He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.'

"But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than man. Why do you complain to him that he answers none of man's words? For God does speak–now one way, now another–though man may not perceive it."

These are the words of Elihu to Job.

So God does answer and speak to us. But we know from experience that it's hard for us to hear God's word when we refuse to repent of our sins. I believe that's probably what happened with Job. He was so wrapped up in self-pity and his circumstance (although understandably so) that he didn't have the right heart toward God.

But I am encouraged this day that God does speak. And to those that believe in him, everything happens for a reason. And it is between us and God to find out what that is, not for others to figure out or to judge.

Let's be reminded this day that God is working in our lives. God does not just put us in trials for no reason. Sometimes we may think he is not speaking to us, but the word of God tells us that he is. Let us humble ourselves, repent of our sins, and turn toward God. He loves us and he is the provider of all our needs.