Lupinate is a recent widower. As a widow myself (though it is has been several years for me now) I can tell you that there is a definite period of time where you feel like you are Job when you are freshly widowed and carrying that burden of what now feels like a very long life looming before you without your mate. Same is true when you lose a child I expect. Same is true when any number of similar or entirely other unfortunate circumstances pile on and make you feel like your faith is being tested for some reason you can't understand.

Obviously he isn't actually Job and maybe he has only endured so far a 10th of what Job endured, I don't know. The fact that you wanted to point out how he hasn't suffered enough to qualify for Job comparison (as though you even know the extent or could in any way quantify another human's experience with suffering) is pretty arrogant and... well... awful. I think the churchy types would say "it's not a very pastoral approach." Others might say if you don't have anything nice to say....

Sorry Lupinate, for another tough blow of losing some precious treasures from your marriage as well as your peace of mind about your personal safety in your home. I sure hope things start getting better for you soon. Probably a gun will serve you better than a sword so even if it's hard to get, if it is possible, I'd acquire a firearm train in how to use it so you're prepared in future.

To all you offputting churchy Bible snobs who I would never deliberately be associated with if I met you face to face - I've read the book of Job. More than once. Pretty sure Lupinate has too or he wouldn't have mentioned it here.

Lupinate is a recent widower. As a widow myself (though it is has been several years for me now) I can tell you that there is a definite period of time where you feel like you are Job when you are freshly widowed and carrying that burden of what now feels like a very long life looming before you without your mate. Same is true when you lose a child I expect. Same is true when any number of similar or entirely other unfortunate circumstances pile on and make you feel like your faith is being tested for some reason you can't understand.

Obviously he isn't actually Job and maybe he has only endured so far a 10th of what Job endured, I don't know. The fact that you wanted to point out how he hasn't suffered enough to qualify for Job comparison (as though you even know the extent or could in any way quantify another human's experience with suffering) is pretty arrogant and... well... awful. I think the churchy types would say "it's not a very pastoral approach." Others might say if you don't have anything nice to say....

Sorry Lupinate, for another tough blow of losing some precious treasures from your marriage as well as your peace of mind about your personal safety in your home. I sure hope things start getting better for you soon.

Oh. And to all you offputting churchy Bible snobs who I would never deliberately be associated with if I met you face to face - I've read the book of Job. More than once. Pretty sure Lupinate has too or he wouldn't have mentioned it here.