My best friend has a tattoo (that she'll tell you was a mistake)
that says, "And if not..." I remember asking her way back when we met
what it meant. It comes from Daniel 3 when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are
about to be thrown into the fire by that jerk-wad Nebuchadnezzar. They
basically tell him that he can do whatever he wants to them, and they still
won't worship anybody but God.
Then they tell him that God WILL save them from the flames. BUT!
Even if He doesn't, they will still serve HIM.
Six years ago Josh and I moved to Texas with no plans. (Young,
wild and free Y'ALL!) We had started a job that you could do anywhere for a
company buying gold. We knew nothing about jewelry or sales. Perfect. That job
fizzled out (mainly because we're terrible sales people...) Anyways, because we
had that job, my uncle mentioned my husband's name when his friends were
looking to hire someone for their online jewelry company. He started that
summer, worked his way up, and has been there ever since.
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| Us, six years ago, somewhere between CA and TX |
All that to say, my husband found out last Friday that he won't
have a job a month from now. While we're thankful for a month's notice, it's
hard not to freak out. Things have already been tight since we had our son
since I'm not working as much. We've cried a lot, prayed a lot, and tried not to think the
worst. But what if he can't find something? What if we lose our house? Our
cars? What if we lose EVERYTHING?
But here's what we've decided to believe: The Lord WILL provide
for us. And if not... we'll still serve Him. Our circumstances, belongings, and
finances don't determine who we serve.
We are so excited to see what doors He opens next!
