Seasons

    This is a harder season of life than I expected. Since I was 15, I've not been unemployed for more than three days between jobs. It's been around three weeks now, and it has definitely been a test of my patience. While my faith hasn't wavered, I have to admit I have questioned His will. We pray for finances, and I lose my job. I'm waiting for that blessing in disguise. It'll come. That's what everybody keeps reminding me. 

     It's not just hard on me, but my wife as well. While tensions are high, we know we are in this together. And as we look back, we know this is just another hard bump Jesus has allowed us to face. It's funny, while I was thinking the other night that things were falling apart, the song lyrics reminded me things are falling into place. Someone brought to my wife's attention the story of Job, fitting with the story of mishaps in our marriage. While he faced things that made him question his very existence, he kept a strong faith. We have faced many accidents and incidents that would make one question, too, and faced them with faith. Sometimes not easily, though. But in faith, God has guided us through it all. From people sending messages that God laid on their heart, being led to help pay for surgeries, bills, and groceries, to encouraging words and songs on social media, the hands of Jesus have reached out to comfort us. Faith, love, family, these things have far greater meaning than one could ever imagine, and it's times like these when you realize maybe half of the meaning and those who live by it and understand. I am thankful for what God has provided, and for the people He has placed in our lives.