Crazy Times

Ever have one of those months???? Those times when you sit and scratch your head and wonder why??

Life has been interesting lately. I have been dealing with some health challenges, that are still unknown after a lot of tests and doctor visits. It starts to mess with my whole being when I don't feel good for a number of weeks, and I don't get any answers as to why, but the medical bills keep pouring in as each 'specialist' brushes me off and sends me for another test.

Mid-week brought an unwelcome phone call from my husband's 401k broker, explaining that we have lost almost half of his retirement investment in the past couple months.


Today, my husband called me around 3:30 and asked if I was home. I said yes, and I jokingly asked where he was, since I knew he was at work. Well, I thought he was at work. His answer to me was that he was at the department of labor. My heart sank, as did my stomach. Seems he is the latest to be laid off at his place of employment. I must say, it's a lay off that doesn't make any sense to me since they are bringing a new person on next week in a different role, but same department. Could they have moved my husband to this position? YES! He has years of experience and training for this job, but he didn't get the offer, just asked to turn in his keys and told he would be brought back 'when things pick up.'

We went to church tonight. The sermon was on priorities and not getting worried and consumed about worldly stuff, but looking to God to help you out. Most of the sermon felt like it was written just for us because life has been pretty hard lately, but what are my top five priorities, and do I live like they are my top five? My top five are God, my faith, my husband, my family, and my closest friends. Hmm, none of them seem to have anything to do with money. Yes, we need money to survive, but I have a feeling we are going to learn a new way of surviving in our country. I have a feeling we are going to be living much more like other countries, with large units of family living under one roof, just to be able to survive.

I don't know why all this is happening, but I know God is in control and He will protect us. It may not look like I want it to look, but it will be God's plan. He will always be there, helping us out. I think He allows times like these to happen so He can bring our focus back to Him. We get so easily distracted and put worldly priorities ahead of God. We get busy with life and we forget the simple things, the basics of life. This song was sung tonight in church:

Came To The Rescue
Falling on my knees in worship
Giving all I am to seek your face
Lord, all I am is yours
My whole life I place in your hands
God of mercy, humbled I bow down
In your presence, at your throne
I called, you answered
And you came to my rescue
And I want to be where you are...
In my life Be lifted high
In our world Be lifted high
In our love Be lifted high

Can I do that at times like this? Can I give it all to God, place it all in his hands, and be humble and let him rescue me/us from this time we are going through? Can I take away my need to control situations and just let God be God? I am going to work on it.

I opened my email just before posting this, at 11:30 pm, and this quote appeared. I don't think it appeared by accident. We have ample evidence that the Lord is able to guide. The promises cover every imaginable situation. All we need to do is to take the hand he stretches out. ~Elisabeth Elliot