Though God Slay Me, Yet I'll Trust Him

James 5:11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job and have seen the end of The Lord; that The Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy.

We consider "blessed" as those who have persevered. But you cannot persevere unless there is a trial in your life. There can be no victories without battles; there can be no peaks without valleys. If you want the blessing, you must be prepared to carry the burden and fight the battle.

God has to balance privileges with responsibilities, blessings with burdens, or else you and I will become spoiled, pampered children. 

When do blessings come? In the midst of trials as the three Hebrew children experienced in the fiery furnace.

Remember, Job didn't know what was going on behind the scenes between God and Satan. First God humbles him. He loses his wealth, children, and health. Then God honors him, giving him twice as much as he had before. 

Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him ...  Can we say that?