Happy Testimony Tuesday, Ya'll! We are gearing up for Thanksgiving in the States, and honestly, I don't know why we even celebrate this feast anymore. Americans have become so ungrateful that it is unbelievable! Each day is a gift from God, so each day is the perfect day to be grateful. Either way, I will be slaving away to make a feast fit for a king only to watch the leftovers rot in my refrigerator...LOL.
Recently, I had another big life change and blessings from God. I got a new job, with new opportunities, and new financial blessings. God trusted me with so little over the past years; he must have been proud of me to now bless me with a little more. I am so thankful and grateful for his love and grace in my life, I will continue to shout his good name to all who have ears to hear!
The transition was quite frightful as I put a 3-week notice in, and they decided to let me go the very next day. I think my relationship was so personal to the daily operations of the workplace, they just wanted to rip the band-aid off and let me go. They graciously paid me my remaining vacation hours to complete my week, and I was no longer employed. I am so proud of myself, I kept my head held high and did not even shed one tear. In my fear, I decided to trust the Lord.
Remember the story about me buying my home? I wasn't sure where I was going to land, but the Lord told me to prepare my ARC (the moving POD), and he would make a way for me. This is the same situation. I was unsure if I would be out of work for 2 weeks while I waited to on-board with the new company, but the Lord came through, and I was only out of pay for 1 day during my transition. You know how God's number is 7-7-7? Get this, I worked for 7 years and 7 months at my old job, and I waited 7 days to start the new position. God's stamp was all over my life and this new transition.
While I was off, I got some much-needed deep cleaning completed, and worked through the grief of ending a portion of my life without the oppertunity to say goodbye to people I truly cared about. I have learned so much about myself and about God this past year; I truly am a new creation. I can attest that God cares so deeply for us, and He DOES have a plan for our lives. Even when it looks scary, keep praising God and keep your eyes fixed on Jesus in the storms!
Let us live every day with gratitude that Jesus Christ died for us, to reconcile us back with the Father who LOVES us! (2 Corinthians 5:18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.) If he feeds and clothes the birds, think on how much more he loves and cares for you! (Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?)
I am so thankful and greatful for each and everyone of you. Your comments have made me stronger, wiser, and more hopeful than you could imagine. Happy "Thanksgiving", my friends!
