30:1-8 To Job's great displeasure, he realized that he was now regarded lower than men who he had regarded as the lowest.
30:9-15 He became a joke to people who had been lower than him in status. Underneath the heat of the scorn, it was nearly impossible for Job to believe that there was purpose in the derision, in the ironic turn of his life.
30:16-19 Job suffered greatly the pain of his plight. It affected every aspect of his life. God wants us to build resilient, comprehensive faith because sometimes the circumstances of life can put immense pressure on our faith.
30:20-23 Though he remained faithful to God, Job continued to misinterpret his situation. Job thought that God was separate from him but God was closer than ever. God is present in hardship; God is purposeful through hardship. We must remember and trust those two facts in order to persevere.
30:24-31 Job was not the first or the last person to think that God was disregarding his needs and sorrows. Job sunk so low that he felt God would answer anyone, anything else's prayers before his. He felt alone and desperate. He felt unheard and unseen. But Job was none of those things and neither are you, despite how life can sometimes make you feel.
