This year my husband was offered a new job 2+ hours from where we were living. Now this new job would be with the same company that his twin brother works for, and near all of his immediate family. We prayed all the way from turning in his application to the day it was offered to him that God would close every door along the way if it was not His will. Every door that opened, we walked through. The job was offered with the criteria we needed. So, he took the job and moved over ahead of the kids and I. As I packed our entire house by myself with 3 children roaming the grounds, you can imagine my attitude. Pure frustration. We found renters for our home quickly. What a blessing! However, 2 days before the move, we found out our renters were backing out. So, what do we do? With our house completely packed up, we decided to make the move anyway.
It was difficult to say goodbye to my family and friends, but this had all worked out so far, so we made the move. Loaded up all of our belongings and made the 2.5 hour trek.
We made the move in March. Anxious to save money and find a place of our own, we began looking around. my sister in law and her husband were so gracious to take us in until we could get settled. The kids LOVED it! The week after moving we got a call from our realtor, she had renters for our home! Praise God! In no time at all that prayer was answered!
All the while my husband is not enjoying this new job like we all thought he would. I just assumed that he would really like it, seeing it was the same field of work and it was so close to his family. April 26th is a day I'll not soon forget. As my sister and I made plans to take all the kids to Chuck E Cheese, I got a text from my husband that said, "Don't leave the house yet." I asked him why...no response. Then my phone rang. He hesitantly told me to stay home, I again, asked why. He then said the words I am sure everyone has feared at some point. "I lost my job today." I asked if he was kidding, as he jokes about serious things with me sometimes. But I knew he wasn't joking this time. There wasn't much else to say. We hung up and I cried. Here we have uprooted our family of 5 two hours from a home that we own to living with family, a job that was secure, my family, and a church that we adored. What now?
As we prayed and talked through the events, we came to the conclusion that if we are doing our part in this, God is going to provide. He has never let us down before, why would He start now? We cannot have fear about this, fear is not of God, and when we are consumed with fear, God's peace has no place to land.
Today is June 19th. It has been close to 2 months with no luck so far. My wonderful husband has been on countless interviews with nothing offered. It didn't take me long to realize we had become a part of this staggering statistic, a large family with no income. Praise God that He has blessed us with such wonderful family. They are willing to house us and help us in anyway that they can during this time.
My husband is a veteran, bless his heart. He is registered for a vveterans only job fair coming up. They are hoping to fill 10,000 jobs at this fair. It is our prayer and hope that God has not offered up a job yet because there is something great waiting for him. What a time of trial. What a test of faith this whole move has been. Praise the Lord He has been the guide in all of this. And even though I don't understand it, He sees the big picture. I am glad He is in control, because if it were me behind the wheel, I would mess it all up for sure!
Let us simply wait on You Lord.
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