Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6 (NASB)
A few days ago I quit my job. My full-time job. My job that helped bring money into the house. My job that helped pay the rent and the bills.
It was security. It was something I counted on every day.
But not anymore. And that is a little scary.
I’m not exactly a spring chicken anymore. I’m now fifty years old. And while I know I shouldn’t let that worry me, sometimes I do. The fear of having a difficult time due to age does cross my mind, I admit it, but I’m not going to let it worry me – or to be totally honest, I’m going to try not to let it worry me!
I should also note that I quit my job without having the promise of another job to start when I am finished with this one. That, too, is a little scary. It’s way out of my comfort zone, and definitely not like me at all. My usual way is to plan ahead, be prepared, and try to know what’s coming next.
Not this time.
This time, I have to have faith and trust that God is going to provide for our family. God is leading me in a new direction.
I do believe that God has us covered. I do know that He will take care of us. How do I know? Because He has in the past.
One of those times I had taken a new job, only to discover after about a week or two that I had made one of the worst mistakes of my life. During a day of training – which was when I actually discovered that it was the totally wrong job for me – I was offered another job out of the blue. One I hadn’t even applied for.
Within the past three years, there have been several times where my husband and I wondered where we were going to get the money to pay a bill – and it would show up! We had anonymous people helping us when we couldn’t even help ourselves.
God provided for us then and I know He will continue to provide for us. I’m praying and trusting Him to guide my steps in this new chapter. I feel like I know what He wants me to do, and it’s scary. It’s scary, because once again it is not something I would ever have thought I’d do. But I believe that He is asking me to go on a new adventure.
I am leaning on a well-quoted passage from my life once again – Proverbs 3:5-6.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6 (NASB)
I know from past experiences that God is in control. When I acknowledge Him and lean on His understanding, He makes my paths straight.
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