Job 12:15

If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.

One of the major themes throughout Job is that God is Sovereign.  As Job tries to understand his suffering and expresses his frustration with it, yet he still concludes that God is good and He is in control, and that He has the power to change any situation.  It all goes back to Job's statement in chapter 1, verse 21: "Blessed be the Name of the Lord."  God is good no matter if life is bad or good, or stalled, be it happy or sad, or indifferent, when it rains or shines, God is still good.

The application here is that no matter where you are, what you are going through, if it is a difficult time, then like Job, you can tell God, you can even be mad about it, you can tell God of your frustration.   But in all things, in view of His Sovereignty, we should see that God is GOOD, no matter the place we find ourselves in.   

Remember this: 

The place I am in right now is because:

1. Choice I have made (what I sow)
2. Circumstances outside my control.
3. The result of other people's choices/influence.
4. The plans I make.
5. Blindspots in my life.
6. Self-Sabotage
7. Risk 

Most of these give us the "why" in why we encounter good and bad.  But in all this God is still good, and merciful, and gracious, "Blessed be the name of the Lord."

Lord, always as we read through Job, we may ask this question, "Why?"  But in the end, we must conclude as Job did in the beginning of His trial that you are still Good even when life is Bad.  Like Romans 8:28 you are working even the bad things out for my good. May we all overcome our struggles, our tests, our difficult times and be victorious, be people who trust you, who walk through them with you, may we rejoice in the good times, and in the bad, the highs and the lows, may we find comfort in your sovereignty, in Jesus name, Amen!