Individuals like Job have crystal clarity on the fact that suffering is not the worst evil — sin is. Yes, they would prefer not to suffer, and do sometimes pray for the relief of suffering. But they prioritize it lower than the rest of us do — they focus far more on not sinning than on not suffering. They have a laser focus on getting themselves and others to heaven.
“I won’t even consider installing one of those call waiting monstrosities, ” he exclaimed, “that interrupts one phone conversation to announce another.” Technology...makes us far too accessible to the demands and pressures of the moment. “Our first priority should be listening in patience and silence for the voice of God.” God's Smuggler