This week ends our study of Job. The real lesson I hope we have all learned is how the character of God is displayed through Job. Job was considered by God to be a man who was blameless and upright. And how did he get there? Because he feared God and shunned evil. What were the qualities that showed his relationship with God? I believe chapter 42, verses 1 through 6 show this. “Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes,” followed up by praying for his friends. That was Job’s prayer: humbly repentant before God and praying for God to bless his friends. Job truly feared God and shunned evil; he sought God’s will and God’s will alone; his character and life showed it every day.In recent years another prayer has become popular. It is a prayer that focuses on “me” and expanding “my” territory. I believe there is a reason that this prayer was an obscure verse mixed in among the chronicles of the family tree of . Jabez was focused on what God could do for Jabez. Yes, God granted the request of Jabez (exactly how, we are not fully aware), but how can that compare to the relationship Job had with God? Nothing, including the earthly blessings God granted Job at the end of his life come close to the relationship between God and Job and the joy found in it. Job was focused on God’s will, no matter what the results. That is what created the joy in Job’s life.This week bring yourself before God Almighty and ask Him to show you His will. Be humble and respectful of His desire and will, and submit your all to Him alone.