To Job, it seemed that a person couldn't plead to God like one pleads with his neighbor. This idea does seem very real to most people. First, God isn't seen which makes it feel like he may not see or hear you. This of course is incorrect. We often like a child who thinks that just because they can't see you, that you can not see them. God see everyone and hears everything which will be made more clear when God comes to question Job. There is also the false assumption that God doesn't hear our pleading because He isn't doing what we want Him to do. This also reminds me of children but of the older versions, teenagers, who have been known to say "You aren't hearing what I'm saying" when the truth is you aren't agreeing with them.
We can make our plea to God and he does hear. The issue normally is that he isn't responding how we want. This however doesn't change the heartbreak one can feel when in pain and suffering, one feels all alone. This is where Job was.
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