'Tis the Season to TRUST

Happy February! I can't believe January is already over. Time is just flying!

In my previous post I talked about my current unemployment situation. It's definitely been an interesting time in my life and a lesson on patience, hope, and more recently, trust. I've been really getting discouraged because it can start to feel like you're just putting yourself out there, and nobody cares. I push "submit" on these online applications and wonder where in the world they go or if anyone ever even sees my information because I rarely get a confirmation email or phone call. Overall, it's just been a very rough process...one that I wouldn't wish on anyone!

Thankfully, God has been encouraging me by speaking through other believers. I was talking to my dear friend of many years last week at our bible study, and she said that while doing the homework, she thought of me and my situation. She said she felt that God was up to something, and that the reason I've been given this experience is because God has made me strong enough for the challenge and wants to grow me. She said she had a feeling that when this was all said and done, God was going to produce a great harvest in my life. (Loved hearing that!) Then, while my husband and I were at church on Saturday night, the worship leader opened the service by telling of a trying time he was going through not too long ago. He said he kept pouring his heart out to God and wondered if God was listening to him. Sure enough, God proved faithful and came through for him. After telling the story he said that he knew many of us were without jobs and have been praying for God to come through, and that just because He hasn't yet or seems silent, does not mean that He's forgotten our circumstances. He knows. He cares. He is listening. (Hallelujah!)

I have been blessed beyond measure by my amazing God. He has been faithful to me in so many ways. Since that is the case, why do I find it so hard to trust and believe Him to come through for me in this situation? I know I need to trust Him for everything because I know He has the words of and way to life, abundant life! So, I am making a commitment to trust in God...no matter what and for everything I'm going through right now! I know it won't always be easy, but if He's been faithful before, He'll be faithful again, and I know He's the way, the truth, and the life. 'Tis the season for trusting my Savior, my Lord, my one and only Jesus.

Proverbs 3:5-6, The Message
"Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track."