Value of Waiting
June 29, 2013 Leave a comment
"Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord." Psalm 27:14 AMP
I needed this verse to encourage me.
A person close to me lost her job as she came back from her month long vacation. She was in her job for 17 years and was already established, settled and so satisfied at this workplace that we thought this will be her last job before retirement (we are in our mid 40’s). The whole family was shocked about the news since we never expected it to happen. As the effect of the loss of the job settled in our heart, I began to wonder where this event is taking us.
My mind is not shaken anymore with this type of event. Having a growth mindset, I know that this event is a gift and not a curse. I know that this has a positive output in general and will eventually produce a better outcome in the long run.
Three days ago, I pulled out my spreadsheet and redo my monthly budget and deleted the "other" income to show only the budget with my sole income. I was in for a shock. In numbers, my budget was showing the negative symbol. I have a college daughter, and another one going to college next year. I have a mortgage payment, 2 car payments which one I just recently purchased because my son just started driving as he finishes high school this year. In short, I will not be able to sustain the family financially for long. Yes, I saved aggressively and had accumulated enough savings to last for a few months but the question in my mind was long term. We had never experienced a job loss in our lifetime and we tend to stay at one workplace forever. We don’t like change and we always had contingency plans to prevent such things to happen, but this time, we let our guard down.
As a firm Christian believer, I know what to do. I know that I have to wait and expect from God no matter what. It might look too crazy at this time but I know that even in the midst of all these uncertainties, I know in my heart that the Lord has a long line of blessings laid out in front of me.
I will wait and I will expect from God no matter what.
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