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 3:4-6 (NASB)
Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! --Luke 12: 22-24 (NIV)
I went to these passages again and again over the summer. Anna had been looking for a teaching job in the Jackson area in order to provide for us while I am in school. We went 2 months with ZERO luck in her finding a job, praying fervently. We were moving in less than a week, and yet, strangely, both Anna and I had a complete peace from God. We knew that God's plan is always best, and for whatever reason, He did not want Anna to have a teaching job down here. And then it happened; Tuesday (4 days before the move), Anna received a phone call from a principal at a Jackson Public Middle School with a teaching opportunity for Anna. Anna drove down to Jackson the next day, had an interview, and was given the job! Praise the Lord! Great is His faithfulness! God used this summer to teach us to trust in Him and bring us closer to Him as well as bring us closer together, and it could not be more worth it!
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth forever. Praise ye the Lord. --Psalm 117:2 (KJV)
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7
ReplyDeletePraise God; He is so good! This was the verse I said over and over this summer. I definitely had my days of stress, but there is nothing like having the peace of God be with you when the circumstances surrounding you don't look good.
I am anxious to see what God has in store for us here in Jackson! Thank you all for your prayers!
"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you." Isaiah 26:3
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord for your faithfulness to trust in His provision! God is good. I hope yall have an awesome nine and half months! (and not a minute longer:)