Quotes about Job

I hate politics. It's slimy. Any job where people pander for votes I don't like. The country has gotten so partisan that if you're not on my side, you're the enemy.

though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—

Your cross is your attitude about your dead-end job and your in-laws. It is your attitude about your aches and pains. Any complaints, any grumblings, any disputings or murmurings, any anxieties, any worries, any resentments or anything that hints of a raging torrent of bitterness--these are the things God calls me to die to daily.

Whena person applies enthusiasm to his job, the job will itself become alive with exciting new possibilities.

I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.

Then Job replied:

Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

Author wonders whether God's proclamation of His natural mastery when appearing to Job might be about restoring a sense of wonder to world-weary man as much as humbling him.

His anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.

“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”

If you really want to be a rebel get a job, cut your grass, read your bible, and shut up. Because no one is doing that.

Now, here's a little tip. If you try to play God instead of playing the man, it won't work out so well. When you try to do God's job for Him, it backfires. It's the Holy Spirit's job to convict; it's your job to love. We