A Man For His Time By Dr. Gregory V. Jones

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This book is written by a man name Dr. Gregory V. Jones and what motivates him to write, A Man for His Time. Dr. Jones tells how he is inspired to write the story of Job in the Old Testament from the Bible and how it relates in his life. It is a combination of the Book of Job in the Bible, though the comprehension of the author. In my opinion, Job’s life lesson can be instrumental in the lives of others as well. Dr. Jones became very ill with an unknown sickness. He faces a deadly infection in the hospital; the doctors did not know the source of his illness and how to begin treating him. Dr. Jones experiences unbearable pain; Mr. Gregory prayed for God to heal him. He promised the Lord, if, he is healed the book would be written. God heard …show more content…

Mr. Gregory Jones is born in Durham, North Carolina. He is raised by his mother in a God – fearing home where the biblical principles are very important. He graduates from Methodist College and is a great athlete who plays basketball. After retiring from playing basketball, he is inducted into the Methodist College Hall of Fame. Later, he pursues a degree in Clinical Psychology and Religion. Dr. Jones spends a great deal of his time writing books and screenplays. He is the Founder of 3H and Pure Shooter. The purposes of these foundations are to help, heal and bring a restore hope to others. Eventually, Dr. Gregory is blessed with his own family, a wife and two children. Firstly, this is a brief description from the book of Job’s story and it is in my own words. Job is a man who is a perfect, patience and upright man. His life is going well, and he has it all. He has a great family, wealth and is blessed with everything comprehensible. God has …show more content…

Sometimes our appreciation and trust in God becomes conditioned on how well things are going for us. When a Christian suffers, they assume that there must be sin in their life. But suffering is not always a result of sin as we see with Job. In most cases, those who are sinners suffer a little while those who are good suffer much. Many people see this as a stumbling block for Christian and ask why God allows suffering. Instead of us asking ourselves “why me” we might be better off asking “why not me.” God often uses suffering to produce righteous character in believers. Sometimes He wants those who suffer to be more dependent upon Him. It may be that He is trying to get our attention. We might even be sinning; however, we cannot always equate suffering with sin in those who love the Lord as we see with Job’s

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