Unemployment Week 3, Day 22
Phone turned off today by ATT, still no unemployment check, rent past due, financial stores very low.
I do not understand why God has chosen to walk me through this fire, but I praise Him for it. I thank Him that I am being refined and prepared for something divinely greater that I could ever imagine.
Today God reminded me that most trials and periods of testing or mass transition lasted for 40 days this is only day 22.
This wonderful video put everything back in perspective for me.
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
What it means to walk by faith and “Wait”
What it means to walk by faith and “Wait”
Wait
by Russell Kelfer
Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried;
Quietly, patiently, lovingly, God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate . . .
And the Master so gently said, "Wait."
"Wait? you say wait?" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith I have asked, and I'm claiming your Word.
"My future and all to which I relate
Hangs in the balance, and you tell me to wait?
I'm needing a 'yes', a go-ahead sign,
Or even a 'no' to which I can resign.
"You promised, dear Lord, that if we believe,
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.
And Lord I've been asking, and this is my cry:
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply."
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate,
As my Master replied again, "Wait."
So I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut,
And grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting for what?"
He seemed then to kneel, and His eyes met with mine . . .
and He tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead and cause mountains to run.
"I could give all you seek and pleased you would be.
You'd have what you want, but you wouldn't know Me.
You'd not know the depth of my love for each saint.
You'd not know the power that I give to the faint.
"You'd not learn to see through clouds of despair;
You'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there.
You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
When darkness and silence are all you can see.
"You'd never experience the fullness of love
When the peace of My spirit descends like a dove.
You would know that I give, and I save, for a start,
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
"The glow of my comfort late into the night,
The faith that I give when you walk without sight.
The depth that's beyond getting just what you ask
From an infinite God who makes what you have last.
"You'd never know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that My grace is sufficient for thee.
Yes, your dearest dreams overnight would come true,
But, oh, the loss, if you missed what I'm doing in you.
"So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see
That the greatest of gifts is to truly know me.
And though oft My answers seem terribly late,
My most precious answer of all is still . . . Wait."
Thanks Lisa Lambert for the Reminder
For those who do not know, on November 12th I lost my job of 5 years.
Now, in my third week of unemployment, things are getting a bit tight.
Through all the ups and downs of this roller coaster ride, God has been faithful.
I can tell you many stories of how money has simply appeared in my checking account, checks were mailed to me from things put in place months ago, or friends called needing computer repair work. I have not gone hungry one day, and have too much food right now! All of this and I have yet to draw a single dime of Florida Unemployment Benefits.
No matter what your particular circumstances are today, know that God loves you very much. He will honor the promises of His word. He will hold you in His arms when you have fears and doubts.
Consider this: God must allow His children to go through extraordinary circumstances in order to prove His extraordinary power through them.
Going through a tough time? Be blessed! Your being setup by God for something amazing. Hold on, wait, trust, pray, and most of all keep moving! You are being used as God's chosen instrument to reveal His glory and love to a hurting dying world. We have the hope of salvation through Jesus Christ! Nothing can take that away from us!
Be blessed today. Email me anytime if you need to speak to a friend.
brandon@project419.org
Wait
by Russell Kelfer
Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried;
Quietly, patiently, lovingly, God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate . . .
And the Master so gently said, "Wait."
"Wait? you say wait?" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith I have asked, and I'm claiming your Word.
"My future and all to which I relate
Hangs in the balance, and you tell me to wait?
I'm needing a 'yes', a go-ahead sign,
Or even a 'no' to which I can resign.
"You promised, dear Lord, that if we believe,
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.
And Lord I've been asking, and this is my cry:
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply."
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate,
As my Master replied again, "Wait."
So I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut,
And grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting for what?"
He seemed then to kneel, and His eyes met with mine . . .
and He tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead and cause mountains to run.
"I could give all you seek and pleased you would be.
You'd have what you want, but you wouldn't know Me.
You'd not know the depth of my love for each saint.
You'd not know the power that I give to the faint.
"You'd not learn to see through clouds of despair;
You'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there.
You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
When darkness and silence are all you can see.
"You'd never experience the fullness of love
When the peace of My spirit descends like a dove.
You would know that I give, and I save, for a start,
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
"The glow of my comfort late into the night,
The faith that I give when you walk without sight.
The depth that's beyond getting just what you ask
From an infinite God who makes what you have last.
"You'd never know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that My grace is sufficient for thee.
Yes, your dearest dreams overnight would come true,
But, oh, the loss, if you missed what I'm doing in you.
"So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see
That the greatest of gifts is to truly know me.
And though oft My answers seem terribly late,
My most precious answer of all is still . . . Wait."
Thanks Lisa Lambert for the Reminder
For those who do not know, on November 12th I lost my job of 5 years.
Now, in my third week of unemployment, things are getting a bit tight.
Through all the ups and downs of this roller coaster ride, God has been faithful.
I can tell you many stories of how money has simply appeared in my checking account, checks were mailed to me from things put in place months ago, or friends called needing computer repair work. I have not gone hungry one day, and have too much food right now! All of this and I have yet to draw a single dime of Florida Unemployment Benefits.
No matter what your particular circumstances are today, know that God loves you very much. He will honor the promises of His word. He will hold you in His arms when you have fears and doubts.
Consider this: God must allow His children to go through extraordinary circumstances in order to prove His extraordinary power through them.
Going through a tough time? Be blessed! Your being setup by God for something amazing. Hold on, wait, trust, pray, and most of all keep moving! You are being used as God's chosen instrument to reveal His glory and love to a hurting dying world. We have the hope of salvation through Jesus Christ! Nothing can take that away from us!
Be blessed today. Email me anytime if you need to speak to a friend.
brandon@project419.org
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