Friday, October 9, 2015

God is Amazing!


I just want to thank everyone for their prayers and for their continued prayers over the last four years.  When I Supply eliminated my job, I felt pretty useless; I was depressed and felt hopeless.  People who think it is easy to just go out and get a job don’t understand what it is like to lose 2/3 of your income.  I didn’t want to get out of bed; I acted like an idiot on job interviews.  I really did look as best as my mental state would allow me for a job.  We got help early on with our house payment from the State.  Eventually we ran out of money.  I continued to try to fix things myself but I finally came to my senses and returned to church.  I always had faith it would eventually be OK but I wasn’t asking Jesus, I wasn’t crying out to the Holy One for help.  I wasn’t praying enough if any.  The reason I am laying my life story out here is to tell everyone that without my church family and my Sunday school class I’m not sure where our family would be.  My son spent two years at school in Kansas and I could not send him any money.  He even worked two jobs a couple of times.  Once I surrendered and literally fell on my knees crying for help from Jesus, things slowly started getting better.  I got a job at Kroger working in the deli I couldn’t make the house payment but I could pay the electric bill.  We utilized Mason’s food pantry and other sources for food.  In January this year, I got a job at Phillips still not enough money to make the house payment but it was one more step closer to the end of the tunnel.  Then Tom lost his job.  Satan is really a pain in the neck.  But we didn’t give up, Hannah, Tom and Tommy started going to church with me.  Tom started as an Uber driver and worked at Pizza Hut for a while and when I couldn’t take Phillips anymore I stumbled upon a job at Shorr Packaging.  The salary could save our house if it wasn’t too late.  It was already headed to foreclosure.  The benefits are amazing, double digit growth if I could pick a job any job it would be this one.  Finally, after fighting with Bank of America our loan was modified, our payment went down and we can keep our house.

I’m telling you all of this because this entire journey was a God thing.  God gave us a miracle in 1994 when he saved our very premature baby that will be 21 on 10/13.  Then we kind of drifted away then Hannah comes along and gets diagnosed with CF and we joined Mt. Carmel and then eventually drifted away.  The great thing about Jesus is he is there for you even if you drift away he will forgive you.

Dear friends if you have troubles in your life turn to Jesus.  Our life is proof that there is a God and he is there to lift us up.  We may not always understand times of trouble, disease or loss of loved ones but His plan is perfect.  He will work it out.  We are coming out of this with a greater appreciation for simple things, family, people in need, and renewed faith.  Even in the worst of times you can find joy, thank God for the little things those can get you through.  Thank Him for the moon and stars, sunny days, rainy days it’s all good!
I know that when another storm hits, we will trust in Jesus to get us through.