George,
We all are only a paycheck away from that reality anymore. There is little security.
Reflecting on your situation, I realize that when I got that big job offer back Sept 18 mos ago or so, I gave God such credit and praise. I felt so blessed and lived it...
Then when they pulled the rug out from under me, and elminated the job 11 days before I was to be moved lock stock and double barrel, I wondered "why God, why?" I didn't continue to give thanks and praise...and was out for 13 months!
Then I got a humbling job for chump change, costs me $65/week in gas money and I put in 45 hrs and drive another 10/week to and from.
I'm grateful for the work, but I'm not feeling the gratitude as it wears and grinds on me and I dig a hole wearing my 03 truck to the bones.
My point is that it made me stop and wonder today if we're really, as the Apostle Paul says, to give thanks for our hardships...?
I always thought he was a bit "touched" on that one, but am beginning to see it's validity more and more.
This from a daily devotional a few days back smacked me right between the eyes!
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"God promises to meet all your financial needs, if you (1) ask him for help; (2) learn to be content; (3) practice giving in faith; (4) maintain your integrity; and (5) trust him with your life --
Worry is really just a form of atheism. Every time you worry, you're acting like an atheist. You're saying, "It all depends on me." That's just not in the Bible. [That one struck close to home]
Worry is a warning light that you doubt the love of God. Yet, the Bible says God "provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever." (Psalm 111:5, NIV)
And the book of Romans tells us that God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for you to pay for your salvation. If God loves you enough to send his own son to die for you, don't you think he loves you enough to take care of your bills?
Don't you realize that any other problem is minor by comparison, that he solved your biggest problem when he saved you? The bottom line is really this: Am I going to believe that God will do what he says he will do -- that he will provide for me?
If you're serious about being set free from financial fears, then it's your choice. But you must choose to do what God has clearly told you to do. He's laid it out. He said, "I will do this -- the promise -- if you will obey the premise.""
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Keep the Son in your eyes and praise Him always.
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