Trivia Question: Did Jehovah's servant Job have "windows" in his house?

[Beggar for the Spirit]

Trivia Question:

Did Jehovah's servant Job have "windows" in his house?

 

Answer:

When Satan brought great suffering to Job by fully testing him, Job replaced all of the "windows" in his home with "mirrors". How did this happen?

Job became so focused and self-absorbed about his own sufferings and what he was having to endure that all he could "see" was himself, his own problems. It was as though he had replaced the windows in his home with mirrors!

 

Lesson:

When a person has "windows" instead of "mirrors", they are no longer looking at themselves, they can see others, they can see Jehovah's creation, but if every window is replaced with mirrors, all the person sees is himself. So what do we do when we are suffering and enduring problems, such as physical health problems, depression, financial issues, etc, that feel so overwhelming and this causes us to focus mainly on our self, on our own problems? Like the picture here:

Spoiler

 

We can ask Jehovah to do what he did for Job. Jehovah out of compassion for Job sent him a good friend who was a "Window Installer". The window installer's name was "Elihu" and he helped remove the mirrors in Job's house and replaced them with nice big windows so that Job could "see" Jehovah, "see" the bigger picture!

 

What was the result of Jehovah sending this window installer and friend to Job? 

The result is found in Job's own words:

Quote

“ My ears have heard about you, But now I do "see" you(because of you sending my friend the window installer and he removed the mirrors in my home and installed big windows so that I could see you) with my eyes.  That is why I take back what I said, And I repent in dust and ashes.”” (JOB 42:5, 6)

So if you are suffering from a trial, ask Jehovah to send you a friend or an elder who "installs windows" so that your view is not like a home with many mirrors, but that your view looks like this:

Spoiler

 

(These thoughts came from the recent video/talk by Ronald Curzan: Jehovah’s Name Is Sanctified (Matt. 6:9)

Edited February 11, 2020 by Dages

[GodlyDevotion]

You're an excellent teacher brother Neil.

[Beggar for the Spirit]

Hi Brother Kayode, 

Thanks for your kind words, but I am just learning from the truly excellent teaching of the brothers on JW Broadcasting.

I just add a few visuals to their teachings.  

Edited February 13, 2020 by Beggar for the Spirit