It’s 4:00 a.m., and I can’t sleep because of the lightening and rumblings of thunder, so while listening to the storm passing through outside, I thought I’d share about the disturbance that is blowing through our family.
Some of you know, but most of you don’t, that after 25 years with the same company, my husband was laid off on January 15 of this year. The entire site was shut down with the jobs being out-sourced to India. ( And I will not get started on my views of out-sourcing right now because as my PaPaw used to say, “that’s a whole ‘nother can of worms”.) I know my husband and I were both a little shocked when it happened. We know of so many who have been laid off, and we had months of knowing that the site was going to be shut, but we didn’t think it would happen to us. We just knew he would always have a job. So in the past nine weeks, we have struggled, not financially, but emotionally. There have been some dark moments when anxiety, fear and self-doubt/worth have tried to creep in, but they have been quickly squashed and put in their proper place under our feet! He has applied for many jobs here in our area, and we cannot figure out why he hasn’t been hired, but we have not been discouraged. We continue to move on with applying for more jobs, and we have been seriously shopping around for a franchise to own and operate. What an idea. We would have never even considered this while he was still employed full-time, but while we consider that option, another opportunity has been given. He has been offered a 6 month contract. Whoo hoo! It’s great pay, and he’ll be able to spend time with his father. What a blessing, BUT he’ll be over 1000 miles from me, and honestly, I can’t dwell for too long on that fact. Being without my other half for that length of time is beyond my imagination, and I have a pretty imaginative mind! So, all of that to say, I don’t know for sure what’s going to take place in the next six months, but here’s what I do know, and THIS IS THE IMPORTANT STUFF:
1. The Lord is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear or dread? The Lord is the refuge and stronghold of my life-of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1-2
2. I don’t fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, I continue to make my wants known to God, and God’s peace which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over my heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
3. God is faithful to His Word and to His compassionate nature, and He can be trusted not to let me be tempted, tried or assayed beyond my ability and strength of resistance to endure, but He will always provide the way out, that I may be capable, strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently. 1 Corinthians 10:13b
4. I do not fear, for He is with me; I don’t look around me in terror, and I am not dismayed, for He is my God. He will strengthen and harden me to difficulties, yes, He will help me; yes, He will hold me up and retain me with His victorious right hand of rightness and justice. Isaiah 41:10
So the adventure of this life continues, change comes once again, faith is built, flexibility is exercised, and PRAISE GOD CONTINUALLY FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW!
March 29, 2010 at 10:46 pm |
Wow, Girlfriend, you have a lot going on. We’ll be praying with you in agreement concerning everything.
Doesn’t corporate america make life interesting…lol?!?! Scot got released from Alcatraz, no Alcatel, back in 2001. He worked on a product that was gaining market share and had a 68% profit margin and they killed the product. Sounds like Obama running it, huh?
Yes, become self employeed. You can make 3 times the money with 1/3 of the hours. Scot is so happy being his own boss and making his own hours.
Luv ya Lady!