But if I were you...(Job 5:8-17,20)

New International Version, ©2010 (NIV)
Job 5:8-17,20

8 “But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
I would lay my cause before him.
9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed,
miracles that cannot be counted.
10 He provides rain for the earth;
he sends water on the countryside.
11 The lowly he sets on high,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 He thwarts the plans of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He catches the wise in their craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
14 Darkness comes upon them in the daytime;
at noon they grope as in the night.
15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth;
he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
16 So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.

17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;
so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

20 In famine he will deliver you from death,
and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

Dear Warriors,

As I read this I realized that I had written in the margin the words "NAMI decision for Joe 1/10"

This was a heartfelt plea to God on behalf of my son for the decision the medical board for the Navy

would soon make that could ruin his hopes to fly for the Navy.  He had suffered through adversity with

this hope keeping him going.  Everything was riding on their decision.

 

In November of this year the board met eleven months later, with the help of certain tests, he passed.  As I reflect on those

tense moments of prayer and these verses, I realize how long I had prayed for their decision and how

grateful I feel.  It is a precious thing to claim a verse and firmly put your hope in God.  Giving it to Him

to do as He wills is a leap but how gracious He is and His plans will not be thwarted.

Love,

Mom

Megan Moffit, 1/19/2011
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