你為何使我出母胎呢？（伯十）
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Why Did You Bring Me Out From The Womb (Job 10)
September 1, 2025
“Why did you bring me out from the womb? Would that I had died before any eye had seen me” (Job 10:18 ESV)
After enduring one strike after another, Job found the words of Eliphaz the Temanite unable to comfort him. His pain was too deep, so he had to pour out his sorrow to God. In this chapter, Job fiercely questioned God: Why did God allow the wicked to succeed in their schemes, yet be so harsh on him? He couldn't understand why, having created him, God would subject him to such immense suffering. If this were God's will, he would have preferred to have never been born, like an unborn child, unknown to all, yet spared the unbearable pain of this life. These aren't just petty words, but rather the most genuine questions about life that arise when faced with immense suffering.
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.” (Ecclesiastes 7:14 ESV)
Job's life was turned upside down in a remarkably short period of time, from one favored by God to nothing. He could not understand why the God who had given him life and love, who had once cared for and preserved him, now seemed to strike him down, destroying his family and his former glory. "If you created it, why do you allow it to be destroyed?" This contradiction made Job feel that his life had lost its value. He despised existence and only begged God to spare him a moment, so that he could rest in peace before he passed into the underworld.
When I was young, I was often filled with doubts about my own existence, questioning my own value and whether anyone truly understood me. I longed for like-minded friends and a soulmate. The impulsiveness of adolescence and the lack of understanding from the outside world intensified my weariness with life. My faith at that time felt like a constraint, I was not against it, but I also couldn’t find joy in it. However, after graduating, working, getting married and becoming a parent, looking back now, and gazing at my children's eyes looking up at me, I gradually understand: life is actually a process of constant tempering and acceptance. We learn through repetition, grow through setbacks, and are finally shaped into more mature and enduring people.
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27 ESV)
From the beginning of creation, God had great expectations and blessings for humanity. So why is life still filled with hardship? Beyond the condemnation brought by sin, perhaps there's also God's beautiful will. Suffering is like fire; each material can withstand different temperatures. Therefore, we can't fully empathize with the pain of others, because we might not be able to endure it ourselves. While we may not always understand God's will for our lives, just as metal must be refined by fire to be purified, God may be using suffering to refine us, bringing our lives closer to His will.
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV)
By Yiping Kuo
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