Another Day

Last month, Dan's company announced the termination of 1,300 jobs over the next year or so. This week was round one of mass layoffs. We've done the unemployment thing before. We've done the underemployment thing before. Every time, God has been faithful. He has been Jehovah Jireh...our provider.

Why is it, then, that this week was filled with so much anxiety? Why are we putting our hope in a President to make things right when only God can be our perfect provider? Why is it so easy to trust in the good times, yet we so quickly forget that the hard times are when we draw closer to God?

So, during some very anxious hours yesterday, I turned to the book of Psalms. In chapter 57 I found these words of comfort (emphasis added):

1 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,
for in you my soul takes refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until the disaster has passed.

2 I cry out to God Most High,
to God, who fulfills {his purpose} for me.

3 He sends from heaven and saves me,
rebuking those who hotly pursue me; Selah
God sends his love and his faithfulness.

4 I am in the midst of lions;
I lie among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.

5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.

6 They spread a net for my feet—
I was bowed down in distress.
They dug a pit in my path—
but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah

7 My heart is steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and make music.

8 Awake, my soul!
Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.

9 I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.

10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.

I pray that my heart would remain steadfast as I remember God's love is extravagant...reaching to the heavens. That I would recall the countless times He has proven Himself faithful.

Dan survived this week...we don't know what the future holds, but we know he will have his job another day.

Thank you God for giving us another day to see Your faithfulness. Keep our hearts steadfast as we daily learn to trust You to be our perfect provider.