Reflection On Everything Happens For A Reason

As author Mandy Hale once said, “Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place.” Everyday people encounter different experiences, all of which are unpredictable. Some encounter better experiences than others, as they vary from person to person. These everyday experiences often lead to the familiar saying, ‘Everything happens for a reason.’ Not to mention, this saying was first brought up during the ancient Greek era. The lesson that ‘Everything happens for a reason’ first appeared in one of the sections of the Hebrew Bible under the title, Job. In light of that story, people today still contemplate about how there may be a reason behind everything that happens. In retrospect, the story of Job all started when God praised how righteous of a character Job was and how loyal he was to God himself. However, Satan, who appeared in the Bible for the first time as well, disagreed and claimed that Job was only righteous by virtue of God’s numerous rewards. Satan suggested a method to evaluate Job’s loyalty and character; to withdraw everything that God ever gave to Job. God agreed and made it Satan’s responsibility to evaluate Job’s true character; Satan killed all of Job’s livestock and family. In shock and disbelief, Job still prayed to God. In the midst of everything, three of Job’s friends visited to sympathize and inquire him. They stated that God only punishes those who are sinful, hence Job must have committed a sin. Through all the questioning, Job refused