I never did get back to writing about the wrap-up on the If book, but it's OK. I think we said everything that was needed. :-)
I have a lot on my heart and mind these days! My employer, State Farm, has been going through a massive company-wide shakeup, and they are eliminating my role (Technical Editor). I am not sure there is another place for me there...been praying a lot about it.
When the Lord put me there, I knew it was what we needed as a family. The opportunity just fell into my lap. Really, God made it very easy on me. It enabled us to get back on our feet after a rather traumatic time in our lives. And here we are, five years later, in a VERY different "place" than we were then. I have learned an incredible amount about my own abilities, about the world, about business, about people...it's not always been a delightful experience day-to-day, but it has been very, very rewarding for me personally and for our family's financial position. We sure are not rich, but we are better able to handle things that come our way.
Now I am convinced that the Lord is calling me into ministry. I believe He is calling me to write and to teach, though I am not sure what form that will take. I need to listen very carefully and intently to Him to discern the path. As my husband Marc is my head and is responsible for the welfare of both me and our two girls, I have shared with him what I feel God is saying to me, and I have asked him to pray that God would reveal the path to him, especially.
Over the years as the Mommy Wars have raged around me, I have heard that it was not such a good thing for me to be a "career woman" mommy, that it was better for me to be a stay-at-home mommy. I have also heard the opposite!!! Here is my take on it:
In every situation, I prayed that God would do His will. In His sovereignty, He gave me a position with State Farm and blessed me and our family greatly during that time. It was never super easy. It has always required a lot of family "juggling." But I was able to rest assured that I was in His will. Marc was able to be a stay-at-home dad during some of that time, and I am convinced that it was exactly what our kiddos needed at that age!
Where we go from here, I do not know. But I am doing what I can to deal with the stress of change and ultimately rest in the knowledge that we are NEVER outside of the sovereignty of God.
Dear friends, Jesus loves you so much. Many of you are facing things far more dire than a job loss. The Bible tells us that the rain falls on the just and the unjust. This is simply the nature of our fallen world. But NONE of it is outside of His sight. He knows where we are and what is going on, whether we believe in Him or not.
His desire is that each of us will turn to Him and surrender our stubborn will to Him. HE HAS A PLAN. He wants us to rest in that knowledge. If you want to be able to rest in him...use the ABCs:
- Admit to Him that you are a sinner and need His forgiveness. Tell Him you need Him in your life.
- Believe that Jesus died for your sins so that you can live forever with Him after this life is over.
- Confess "with your mouth" that you have put your trust in Him—in other words, go tell others that you have accepted Him! Go find a pastor, go find a support system. Find others who will help you spiritually grow in the knowledge and wisdom of Jesus.
Come to Him. He loves you!
For more information on salvation and the promises of God, here's a great website that describes the ABCs of salvation: Teen Missions International – The ABCs of salvation.
The Assemblies of God provides this phone number to the National Prayer Center:
1-800-4PRAYER
Please call them if you would like help or need some guidance about salvation.
See also The ABCs of Salvation.
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