I Remembered Job

By Demetrio Maestas

The book of Job is the story of a man that loved God and denied evil. He went through hard times but never denied God. God allowed Satan to test Job by removing his family and wealth, but Satan could not touch Job.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 17, 2018
• ISBN: 9781984570017

Demetrio Maestas

Demetrio Maestas writes fiction novels based on stories from the Holy Bible. He was born and raised in Holman, New Mexico, and is a retired railroad electrician. He has two children and four grandchildren and is happy to be pursuing his dream of writing.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Prologue

Chapter 1     The Birth of Richard and Move to New Mexico

Chapter 2     Richard and Sarah’s Terrible Tragedy

Chapter 3     John Begins to Oppose Bob

Chapter 4     Bob’s Family Starts Working Full-Time

Chapter 5     The Beginning of the Trials of Bob’s Family

Chapter 6     John’s Lack of Understanding Faith

Chapter 7     The Results of God’s People Working

Chapter 8     Beginning of David’s Trials

Chapter 9     God of Mercy and Comfort

Chapter 10   John’s Concern for Bob Neglecting His Business

Chapter 11   More Trials for Bob’s Family

Chapter 12   More Trials for David

Chapter 13   John’s Concern for Bob’s Business

Chapter 14   John Takes Control of Bob’s Business

Chapter 15   Work for the Lord Doing Great

Chapter 16   The Beginning of Bob’s Family Turning on Him

Chapter 17   The Testing of Bob’s Faith

Chapter 18   Bob Defends God’s Mercies

Chapter 19   The Turnaround

Chapter 20   Bob’s Victory Lap

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My thanks to my grandson, Benjamin, for helping me in my writing. Even though I learned how to type in high school, it had been years since I have done any typing. I also thank my parents for leading me in the narrow path. They taught me to always rely on the Lord. My English teacher always told me that I have the talent to be a writer. Thanks to her encouragement, this came into fruition over fifty years later. May this story encourage Christian people to help the less fortunate. There are so many things that can be accomplished if Christian people work together.

INTRODUCTION

It was in the mid-1980s when I came to realize that just being a church member was not enough.

I was born in Holman, New Mexico, a small northern New Mexico community. I grew up in a big family. I was the youngest of twelve. But my parents taught us to always remember that we are to live a Christian life. After graduating from high school, I began to realize that I had to start thinking about my future. It was very hard to think that soon I was going to be on my own, and because I was the youngest, it was hard for my parents to let me go. I knew that if I wanted to get ahead with my life, I had to relocate. I decided to move in with my older brother and sister-in-law. So I made my move to Barstow, California. Since I was the youngest, my parents considered me as their baby, but they gave me their blessing, and with a lot of sadness, I made my move to Barstow, California. I remember how sad I felt the day I left my parents.

At the age of twenty-three, I got married. My wife,