People often refer to “the patience of Job.” But truth be told, Job was not all that patient—he persisted in declaring his own innocence. It was not until God revealed Himself to Job at the end of his trials that Job repented of his self-defense and yielded himself to God’s sovereign will and wisdom.

The hardest thing about going through a time of trouble is continuing to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Faith means trusting God and His purposes, even when we can’t see or understand His reasons. In the Old Testament, Joseph is a good example of one who realized that God had a sovereign purpose for the suffering he had endured. He declared to his brothers, the ones who had sold him into slavery in Egypt, that God had sent him to Egypt to prepare for the salvation of his family during a time of famine (Genesis 45:4-8).

When you experience a time of difficulty, stay focused on God and His sovereign purposes in your life. Trust that He has a plan for you. 

Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.
Corrie ten Boom