WHAT? I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE

One thing about this social network thing is that it allows you to find old friends. After a special friend from high school saw my last entry, she wrote to give me support and words of hope. Here is some of what she wrote....

It used to be easier for me when my kids were young and I literally had no money. My husband at that time made $4000.00 one year and $4500.00 another and I think $5000.00 another. He got us through at every turn and honestly, we didn’t feel poor because we had all of our needs met and the kids never lacked for anything. Now we are both working and I struggle daily to live within my means to get out from under a tremendous amount of debt. The three principles of God are to tithe, give offerings, and live within your means. He says in Malachi that if we will bring in our tithes and offerings into the house of God he will open a window and pour out a blessing that will overtake us. That is paraphrased of course, but that is the jest of it. Sometimes it is so hard to make that choice, but I am trying. I think that you will see Him move in a mighty way in your circumstances over the next six months and however long it will take because you have no choice but to trust in Him. Aren’t you glad we have someone to trust like that? We don’t have to despair like those that don’t know Christ, even though it is hard for us sometimes to trust, we ultimately know that we are not alone in this. The harder part comes when we are not lacking. Sometimes it is harder to look to heaven.
Anyway just my thoughts on your heartfelt writing. I pray for the best for you Greg, you will always have a special place in my heart.

Thanks to my friend Darla for those words. I wonder how many others are facing, either not enough or, more importantly, too much. Either way, we do need to depend on God.

NOW COMES THE TEST

The last day of administrative leave. The slim possibility of finding another position has taken reducing pills, the pipe dream of a chance to be placed on from the rehire list has been stopped up and the many resumes sent out to any other employer have been sent with, lets call it, not much response. All the waiting is over.
Now that the door to ASU is all but closed, I can barely see light at throughthe bottom of the door, it is time to really see if i am faithful in allowing God to provide. Lets see if I stay selfish and think I can do things on my own or really trust Him to get us through this season. I can not begin to share all the good things and the many blessings that have come our way in the past six months. So the question I never can answer is this.. If God has done so many great things for us in the past six months, why cant I trust Him to do even greater things as I surrender. Now the real test comes.

GALATIAN 6:2

It is oe of the toughest things to do as a Christian. Trusting someone else with your thoughts, hurts and burdens. We just have been burned so many times that we find it so hard to trust another, even if they go to the same church as us.

This is what I gathered from what Cal shared Friday night.
GALATIANS 6:2

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.


CARRY EACH OTHER

KNOW WHAT WEIGHS US DOWN

WE NEED TO SHARE WHAT WEIGHS US DOWN

WE NEED TO TRUST EACH OTHER TO SHARE WHAT WEIGHS US DOWN

FOR ME TO TRUST YOU, I MUST GET TO KNOW YOU

TO GET TO KNOW YOU, WE NEED TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER

BY SPENDING TIME, WE CAN LEARN TO TRUST EACH OTHER AND THEN I CAN LET YOU KNOW ME AND I CAN TRUST YOU SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO SHARE…..
WHAT WEIGHS ME DOWN AND YOU CAN…..
CARRY MY BURDENS.

I think it is a cool thing when we get that close to be able to ALLOW someone else carry our burdens.