Job Loss

Today I learned that the poor economy has hit my beloved church. I guess it was only a matter of time. Friends have lost their jobs. Friends that served well.
Then I read this post by Rick Warren and was reminded that God ALWAYS has a plan.
He did for me. He does for them.

"God doesn’t always protect believers from having to face the same difficulties that unbelievers must face; and he allows unbelievers to experience some of the same benefits that we, as believers, enjoy because we are a part of his creation. One reason for this: it allows those who don’t know Jesus to see what it really means to know him. When someone sees a believer finding even a bit of light in the middle of a struggle, it helps those who do believe in Jesus to see who he really is and that he is the light in the darkness."

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Making Sense of it...

"Through our own eyes we will never make sense of the circumstance-we just need to trust God (and see it through His eyes)."-R Mark Beeson

Hmmm--I wrote that quote down back in October. A couple of days after I was laid off from my job and questioning the plans that God had for me. Actually, I was making the plans for myself. I had it all figured out. So I thought. I just knew that God had taken me out of that environment to use me where I would be appreciated. Possibly in a ministry somewhere. But to my surprise the ministry that He has for me is right where I was. And instead of taking me out of the "hostile environment" He has made changes in the environment.
I'm optimistic and encouraged about what God is going to do through me. I'm up for the challenge. With His help, of course. It is starting to make sense...

Love It!

reminder

"A person is a person no matter how small"-Horton