Job 29:1 says, Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,  Matthew Henry says that Job paused awhile to allow his friends to respond.  Whether that is true or not, Job continued to speak, but was now reflecting more on his life.  In verse two Job says, Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;  Job was remembering what his life had been like and acknowledged that God had been the source of his protection.  As followers of Christ, if we have success in life, we must acknowledge that it is because of the grace of God.  If we then suffer a complete loss of everything, even our health, we must still acknowledge that God will preserve us forever.  We may look back as Job was and long for a restoration of life as it was, but we must remember that if completely restored, everything in this world is temporary and will again pass away.  The only lasting thing is our relationship with God.  Verse three says, When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;  I believe that Job felt he had lost the light of God in his life and longed for its restoration.  If we are walking in the light of God and everything seems to fall apart in life, we need to remember that as followers of Christ that God's light will never be taken from us.  Even if we don't understand why something is happening, we can rest assured in our relationship with God.  Verse four says, As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;  I believe that part of Job's suffering came from remembering how things once were, especially when he was young and felt that God was with him.  Part of Job's despair now came from feeling old and that he had been deserted by God.  As we get older, and maybe suffer more physically, we do not need to look back and feel that God was with us more then.  Our relationship with God is everlasting, and we need to simply look to Him no matter what.  In verse five Job says, When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;  I believe that Job felt that since he had lost his children that he felt that this was a sign of being abandoned by God.  No matter what we lose in this life, it is not a sign that God has abandoned us if we are His followers, and we need to be careful to never blame Him.  In verses six and seven Job continues to speak about his life before destruction fell on him.  He remembers his success.  Verse six says, When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;  Then verse seven continues, When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!  Instead of being covered with sores, Job had been anointed with oil.  Instead of being looked down on by everyone, including his wife and friends, he had been respected by everyone.  If we have been rich and powerful, then suddenly end up with nothing but suffering, the memories of our former state may add to our misery.  If we are followers of Christ, though, we need to remember that the things of this world are always temporary, whether riches or suffering.  In the next three verses, Job continues to speak of his former position of power among those around him.  Verse eight says, The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.  Verse nine continues, The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. Then verse ten concludes, The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.  Job said that the young and the old either feared or respected him.  Even the rulers of the area did not dispute his work.  They were silent before him.  Now, everyone mocked him as a hypocrite and a sinner.  If people around us admire us and look up to us as a source of wisdom, we need to ensure that God gets the glory for everything we are and have.  Then, if we lose everything, we need to ensure that people know that we still glorify God.  We cannot live on memories of past success, nor in fear of what is happening in our lives now.  No matter what happens, we must always glorify God.