Begining to the End

17 “But consider the joy of those corrected by God!
Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.
18 For though he wounds, he also bandages.
He strikes, but his hands also heal.
19 From six disasters he will rescue you;
even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.
20 He will save you from death in time of famine,
from the power of the sword in time of war.

- Job 5: 17-20

Discipline and correction are things that only come from people who care about you or love you. Nobody will waste their time correcting someone they don't care about. If you feel that you are going through a hard thing, look up for there is nothing that happens to you that GOD has not allowed. If you are being disciplined or corrected by your Heavenly Father, consider yourself special because you are loved by the Almighty One. We are all human imperfect in our nature, we go wrong and astray without even knowing it. But GOD's faithfulness can never go wrong, and if you belong to GOD and things seem to be going wrong, the LORD is not absent from it. The LORD knows every detail of our lives and HE is in full control.

Pain is present mostly in our lives, but pain is GOD's tool for us to be formed into His likeness. HE allows us to be wounded but HE will heal us in time because that is who HE is, HE is the merciful healer.  He will not leave you out in the open, to be devoured by His enemies, He will snatch you out from disasters and save you from death in a most troubled time. His faithful love will superceed the things going on around you. Even when you can't see it, you will see it in time and realize GOD's always been there. He never left your side. In hardship it is wise to reflect and remind yourself of who GOD is, by reading His word especially in the life of Job, because you will find HE is faithful from the very begining to the very end.