Dealing with Tough Stuff

Twice in my life I have had the rug pulled out from under me at work. One job that had been promised to me was denied at the last minute. The other was a job I had held for 14 years which got “restructured.” Both situations rocked my world and sent me scurrying for other employment. 

I know these things happen to people in the corporate world all the time. It doesn’t make it any less ruthless. 

As I look back on these and other difficult situations in my life, I can see evidence of God having been there with me. He gave me the freedom to cry and to ask Him, “why?” He gave me direction as I sought to find my way out of the muck. He brought people into my life who encouraged me. He helped me get back up and live again. 

As I reflect further on Bill’s sermon last Sunday at First Baptist Church in Somerset, I realize that because of my own past difficulties, I can influence others to rely on the Lord who is walking with them. I can encourage others to seek God’s plan in their situations. I can remind them that He will never leave them. 

And as I encourage people to walk with the Lord, perhaps they will be able to do the same for others along the way. 

So no matter how difficult things seem right now, remember that if you are a Christian, the Lord is walking with you through it. 

LORD, thank you for your ever present love that compels you to walk with each of us every day. May we never forget you are there.