OUR CONCERNS

 

 

      January was an interesting Month for me. It was a month of stretching and a lot of growth. I celebrated New Years Eve flat on my back with the flu. The following day, New Years Day, I dragged myself to work at Chick Fil-A (which was a mistake) so I could at least have some hours of work. I had missed a few days being sick. I only worked about 5 hours but it felt like 24 hours! That following Monday, my boss at the Machine Shop informed me he had no work (I had already not worked almost a month for him) and he could not afford to pay me. He did say if things picked up that he would call or text me. "Great!" I thought. I was down to one job. Chick Fil-A! My other job being an assistant to a handicapped college student was not starting until January 29^th
"Okay Lord, you need to show me what to do because I am getting concerned. " God was stretching me and I will admit I was getting depressed and felt overwhelmingly sad. I was frustrated! On top of all that I developed a problem with my neck. Last Sunday it was so bad that I woke up with it feeling very stiff. I was not only frustrated but I was very concerned about what many areas in my life between health, finances, a future career and healing between me and family members. So much to be concerned about!

      About a week ago while driving home from work and sitting in New York traffic on the Long Island Distressway (you all know how much I LOVE the traffic here!) I started to look around at other cars and other people. I wondered about the guy next to me in his loud diesel truck. Maybe he was going home and had to tell his wife he was fired (Boy, I can relate). Or how about the car in front of me? Maybe the lady sitting in her 1999 Honda was battling cancer. Or how about the Cadillac a few lanes over? Maybe they just discovered their daughter had a drug overdose? It was then they God showed me I am not the only human on this planet with needs. There were others out there who had growing concerns. It was God’s way of telling me to just trust in Him and stop looking at my circumstances. It was God’s way of reminding me that He’s got this. I need to stop worrying or being concerned about what my future holds!
      We all have concerns. We all carry around fears, doubts, worries and we all express how we feel in different ways. We have also at times become self absorbent in thinking of ourselves only and not the needs of others. I have learned and I have to keep reminding myself that there is a God who loves me, who is concerned about me and who takes care of me. Proverbs 3:5,6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."

      So, in this crazy season we live in where society is out of control and we grow concerned about what is next, this is just a friendly reminder for you as well as me to not worry or grow concerned about what we are going through. Let’s remember to trust in God no matter what!!

HAVE A BLESSED WEEK TRUSTING MY FRIENDS!!