Does Job make a mistake when he speaks sincerely about his feelings?

Bible Answer:

In order to better answer your question we would need a verse reference. Perhaps you are referring to a verse in particular? In general, Job’s was not a mistake. Not only did he speak his heart, he was sincere and he was right. It was his friends who judged him wrong. They interpreted Job as trying to justify himself rather than God:

Job 32:2-5 NIV But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God. 3 He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.  4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he. 5 But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.

When the Lord answers back, I believe he is responding to the unwise judgment of his friends and not to Job’s words. How do I know that? Here are the words of God Himself:

Job 42:7-8 NIV After the LORD had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. 8 So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. You have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has."

Yes, it is Job who humbly replies to the Lord's rebuke, but that just shows that his heart was in the right place. His friends didn’t even respond or were humbled in the way Job was, which is why God directs them to have Job intercede for them. So in the end, it was Job’s friends who were foolish and unwise and not Job. He was actually vindicated by God!