In his book,
When People Are Big And God Is Small, Ed Welch says that spending some time reading God's response to Job's questions about his suffering in Job 38-41 is a great treatment for just about any problem. Why is this? Because catching a vision for God's sovereignty, grandeur, power, and control leaves us feeling very small. When we are small, and God is really really big, our problems tend to follow and be small as well. In fact, this was Job's experience and he testifies to it when he says in Job 40:4:
"Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you?"
A couple weeks ago in our home group we simple took 15 minutes and read aloud Job 38-41. I think this is a great discipline for us to make a habit of. It's a great way of actualizing the desire of John the Baptist in reference to Jesus in John 3:30:
"He must increase, but I must decrease.”
In his book, When People Are Big And God Is Small, Ed Welch says that spending some time reading God's response to Job's questions about his suffering in Job 38-41 is a great treatment for just about any problem. Why is this? Because catching a vision for God's sovereignty, grandeur, power, and control leaves us feeling very small. When we are small, and God is really really big, our problems tend to follow and be small as well. In fact, this was Job's experience and he testifies to it when he says in Job 40:4: 
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To hear something that will help you to feel very small (in a good way) and to see God as very, very big, check out Dever's first sermon in his series on Job. It is 68 minutes long, but it is so worth it, brother. Here is the link: http://www.capitolhillbaptist.org/audio/2008/06/22/jobs-trials-job-1-2/
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