Better than the fowls

"I pray you'll that you'll loose a job - and know that your Provider has not forgotten you."

Have you or your spouse ever been out of a job?  Have you had to explain to your kids that you, as a family, simply can't afford this or that?  Have you been able to trust in your God and know that he has a plan, as He does the raven, a nest for you?

We have struggled in the past financially and when we lost our home nine years ago we were not Christians.  We were lost, frightened and humiliated.  It was so hard to ask for help, but we had to, we had a three month old baby and no where to live.  But family triumphed and soon enough we had a roof over our head and a year later we bought our own house.  In that time I did a lot of growing and learning and believing.  In that time Jesus opened the door and said Hello, I'm here, you are not alone so come in and stay a while.

Of course I didn't see the gift of loss right then.  Most of us don't because well quite frankly, it's not easy to take the focus off our misery.  I have prayed for numerous friends that have lost jobs, money, houses, and when I and they look back, we can see the new beginnings and say thank you Jesus!  Lisa explains God's provisions, "Our children need to know that God provides in different ways— sometimes through a paying job, and sometimes through family and friends and the Body, his church. When we rely on God’s strength rather than on our own skills, and when we accept whatever means he uses to “come through” for us, we can face setbacks and trials with confidence, trusting in him through it all."  Most of us adults have a hard time stopping and saying "Is this a want or a need?"  We need to show our children that we take the time and ask Jesus to guide us away from our fleshy, irrational, erratic and emotional want decisions and see if it is truly a need.  I don't know about you but at times I can be very child-like and stomp and say I need.  So I will be learning and praying this prayer for my myself as well as my boys.