Why did I lose my job, if God loves me?

It's been awhile since I posted a review for a book. I've been too busy trying to put together my professional career, taking care of family, and trying to enjoy life. Well, except for taking care of my family I've met with monumental failure. So when I saw this book by Rick J. Pritikin I thought "maybe he'll have something to say that will help me".

"Why did I lose my job, if God loves me?" is a devotional that does have some useful insights. Unfortunately, because it's a Christian book everything hinges on building a better relationship with God. I'm a Christian, if I weren't I'd place no stock in this book or it's like at all, but I do. I know that having a good relationship with God is important, but I tire of all the books that say that we should "praise God in all circumstances". I mean, when I'm going through the meanness of life and God isn't answering my prayers, why should I sing his praises. Pritikin says that God removed our jobs so that we can spend more time searching for Him, "sometimes he just needs to get our attention so he is able to bless us beyond our greatest expectation". Sound a bit cooky to you? Sure does to me.

The notion that God puts us in positions of weakness, stealing away our security, prosperity, peace of mind, hopes and dreams just so that we can get closer to Him?! Don't know about you, but that jazz doesn't jive for me either. Now, I'm not unemployed, but instead am so underemployed that my Master's Degree in Public Administration has seen no use since I earned it in 2007. Not that I don't apply for jobs for which I am highly qualified, I do. But God hasn't seen fit to bless me with a position that I can use to bring my family prosperity, security, success, peace of mind or hope. This despite my continued faith, church attendance, Bible reading, and I even tithed for awhile until tithing landed my family short on our bills and scrounging for gas money. I found God in my early teens, and have always worked to live a life that would gain me admittance to heaven, favor with God, and peace, success, and prosperity here on Earth.

If you are in a career transition this book does have inspiring things for you to read, and lessons to learn. If you are in a stage where you have neglected growing an in-depth relationship with God, this book has much to say to you. If you're like me, a faithful man trying to live a Godly life, but not seeing the fruits of your effort, then this book has nothing for you.
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