This week I was at work and to my surprise I heard that the company fired couple people that I knew last week. I was very surprise because they were good people who had relocated here for the job opportunity and now they are without a job. One guy moved from out of state, sold his home, and just got married last month. Right after he came back from his honeymoon, they laid him off. The other guy was here working even up to the day when the let him go, he had no idea his manger was going to call him into the office and tell him to pack up all his things and leave the company. The same day they left the company their name was wiped out of the contact system, I was not able to find their names nowhere in the system, it is almost like they were never here. They dedicated so much of their time and effort into the company but in the end that really didn’t matter. Think about it, how many of us put our job before God?
This week another co-worker of mine had to find a new apartment in one week, because her landlord decided to sell the building to another owner who didn’t want any tenants in there. These unexpected changes brought a lot of confusion, frustration, and discomfort to the person’s life.
Couple weeks ago my cousin died, a truck hit him off his bike. He died right there on the spot. I just saw him in March during my grandmother’s funeral. He thought he was going to live to see next year but he didn’t.
This goes to show that we don’t know what is going to happen to our life, our family, our friends, our job, our home, our vehicle, our food, our money, just to name a few. Today we might have it and tomorrow it is gone. Be thankful for the things you have today because you didn’t have to have it. Be thankful for the ones that God has placed in your life, let them know that you love and care about them, do something special for them. Don’t put things off until another day because it might not be promised to you.
Don’t take your job for granted. There are many people out there that would love to have a job and can’t get hired. Your wealth could be taken away from you at any point. Yes, it is a good idea to save for emergency, just in case you did lose your job, would you have enough in your bank account to pay your bills for a month or two.
The earthly things we have will not last forever. If you don’t have a relationship with God, it is time to start one. If you already have a relationship with God, strengthen it. When those unexpected situations happen in your life, God will help you through them all. But if you don’t have God in your life you might fall into depression, end up on the streets with no place to live, become suicidal, and so many other things can take hold of you. Losing something that you dedicate most of your time to is not an easy thing---it is hard. If you are used to having a car and now you have to walk----it is hard. If you are used to getting up in the morning and go to work and now you don’t have a job---it is hard. If you have a love one around and then one day they are not here anymore---it is hard. If you are in complete health and then something happened and you can barely move---it is hard. If you have been married for years and come home to a divorce letter on the table—it is hard. It is hard to go through those things but with the help of God he can make the burden lighter. God has the power to give peace to the raging storm, and give you in an inner joy/peace through it all. There will be no need to stress and get carried away, just trust in him.
If you haven’t prayed for someone, do it today. If you have not repented of your sins—do it today. If you have done something wrong towards someone else ---apologize today. When I was growing up I was told to make sure I make it right with everyone and God the moment I knew something went wrong. Think on these things and share your thoughts.
God bless!
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