Dear readers-
My husband recently lost his job. One day he had a steady paycheck and the next he was unemployed. There was no severance package or deal to be made. His final paycheck was deposited and that was that. We are still waiting on his payout for his sick days so we have one more check coming. Naturally I activated all the stress hormones in my body, and then some. I thought of all the what ifs. I figured we should start packing up the house to sell. I collected boxes from the buy nothing group on Facebook. I prayed that God would give my husband a job that week. Or even the next. Spoiler alert- he doesn’t have a new job yet… I tried to put God on my timeline. I would be ok with my husband being unemployed for a week or two. I would trust God for that time. But then really, he needed to have a job after the two weeks were up so I thought. God doesn’t listen to our ultimatums or respect our time lines. He has something way more amazing than what I can think up. I am learning to trust completely in Gods plan and his timing. Im leaning to rest in the knowledge that God wants good things for me and doesn’t want to see me suffer. We might have to sell the house and if we do, thats ok. I love our house but I could love a different house too. I am learning that its ok that I dont know what’s going to happen. I dont know when or how or even if my husband will find another job that pays enough for us to stay in our home. Instead of focusing on the scary unknown, I am thanking God daily for providing. We have our health. We have a roof over our head and the mortgage paid for the next month. We have food in the fridge. We are focusing on being thankful for and good caretakers of what we have. We are enjoying having my husband home with us and treasuring this time that we have. I want to share our journey to encourage others who are in a tough spot. We are so blessed and I know that. We are blessed to have a home and vehicles and food and I don’t take that lightly. I know there are so many less fortunate people than us and I wish I could help them all. Hopefully our story can help somehow. I am not sure where the Lord is leading us and Im ok with that. I pray He can use us to bless others, however that looks.
Have you been through a job loss? An income reduction? What helped you the most? What are you thankful for today? Id love to hear from you!
All my love,
Jessica
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