Pity Party

When looking at how damaging self-pity can be one can look at the Book of Job. Job has lost everything, or so he had thought. Job remained in a state of misery because he kept cursing himself, cursing the day of his birth rther than calling out to the Father. One may say that the meaning of the first part of Job is more about his fear that is shown through him making offerings out of fear that one of his children may have sinned. This could mean that Job was doubting himself, doubting that everything was right with himself. The moment of growth occurred when Job recognized where he needed to grow and acknowledged the Father. Job advanced his relationship with the Father and advanced from the religious traditions to a more spiritual enlightenment. Pity magnifies what we are going through just as fear magnifies what we are afraid of.