We were told by Animal Control that it looked like they would release the Pit Bull that attacked my husband back to the owner! We submitted statements from neighbors about their experience with this dog. Animal Control also came to Sewell's work and spoke with him. As of yesterday they were not going to release the dog back to the owner. They did not say what was going to happen to it. The owner can appeal the decision.

Meanwhile Sewell has had a difficult emotional and physical healing process. His arm got infected and he had to go back in and get it numbed so they could open up the puncture wounds and drain it. That was incredibly painful and made him sick to his stomach. Yesterday we went to see the doctor to have the stitches in his leg removed and he is concerned about the redness around the bite that has appeared in the last few days. He put Sewell on 2 strong antibiotics and told him if it doesn't look better by Monday he wants him to see an infectious disease specialist. Sewell is extremely tired and his blood pressure is high. The saga continues.

Meanwhile, we are continuing to trust God for the good He has in all of this as promised in Romans 8:28. Someone recently told me that the trials Sewell and I have been through this year reminded them of Job. I know Job suffered much greater losses than we have but there is something to be learned from him. After he had lost his health, his wealth and his children he was having a conversation with God. In the last chapter of Job he says these interesting words in verse 4: "You said, Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me. My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you."

Job said he could see God but it was only once he had been through the pain and suffering God allowed to come into His life. As a result of the loss and pain he had experienced he could see God with eyes of faith and spiritual understanding and trust God's plan for His life. At the end of this chapter God commended Job for speaking what was right about Him. Job purposed to trust God in the midst of all suffering. Chapter 23 verse 10 says, "But He knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as pure gold." When Job was told by his servant that all his children and servants had been killed he fell to the ground in worship. Chapter 1 verse 22 says, "In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing."

In the midst of your own trials can you worship God? Do you blame God or do you accept His will for you life? Job knew God was refining his character through the fiery trials. Refining fire is not fun or pleasant but necessary. It will show you who you really are. It will reveal your heart of faith. God is looking for a response of love, trust and faith. My goal is to pass the test and please my Father!