The Example Of Job

In my last post I told everyone about the exciting jobs I would be starting. I have been very excited about these jobs and I just couldn't wait to start. But then life threw me a curve ball.

 A spit covered one. 

For reasons that I cannot explain, I will not be taking either of the jobs. 

I was very disappointed when I had to call both bosses and let them know that I would not be working for them. They were equally disappointed, but understood.

I though to myself, "God what are you doing? Why would you allow me to get the jobs and then take them away? It just doesn't make sense." 

But then I thought of Job. Job lost everything. Land, cattle, riches, and most of all his children. Children. 

Not getting to work a job seems like a petty reason to be upset, when I think of how Job felt burying all of his children.  

What I learned from Job is that nothing in this life in permanent. God uses whatever is in our lives to teach us something. God knows what He is doing and nothing is an accident. 

For whatever reason God allowed these two jobs to come into my life. He used them how He saw fit and then, when they were no longer needed, He took them out of the picture.

I am not saying that God takes things from us to be cruel.

Everything on this planet has a time limit. God simply uses those things and the time they are with us to teach us something. And sometimes He uses a lack of those things to teach us something. God is teaching me to have faith. I don't know what His plans are for my life right now. But just like Job did, I know God is in control. And I am willing to trust Him.

Brianna

An Update On My Crazy Life

Well, a lot has been going on. God has taken our family in every direction and it has been crazy.  :)

Shelby, the youngest of us all, is three and a half months and right on schedule.  :) She is smiling a lot and it is a joy to see her everyday. Although, for the longest time I thought that she didn't like me very much. Turns out, it's just because I'm not her mother.  :)

My youngest and most adorable brother, Titus, just turned two on April 3rd. He is getting so big!!  And with the age came the crazy life that all two year old's lead. He keeps us on our toes.  :) If it's not Veggie Tales, it's Baby Einstein. If it's not apple juice, it's chocolate milk. And if it's not nap time, it's time to run all over the place until we crash.  YAY!

I wake up to an adventure every day. Although sometimes I think I need a sedative. LOL! Just kidding.  :)

My next youngest brother,  Kainan, is about to seventeen in July. He just received his General Education Diploma today. For the past week and a half I have taken him back and forth to classes. I have been waking up before dawn to get ready in time to leave. Now that he is done with classes he is working on joining the Army. We have all tried to talk him out of it. But his mind in made up.

 Courtney, my lovely twenty year old sister, is about to graduate from college. She attends the BBTI ( Baptist Bible Translators Institute). Graduation day in May 17th and the whole family ( minus Dad) will be traveling to Bowie Texas to watch her walk across a..........well, I'm not sure what she will walk across. Either way, I am very proud of her. She has worked very hard all year. If you would like more information about the BBTI please just click on the link below. Even if you are not interested in attending please check it out. You will be blessed by it. 

 

http://www.baptisttranslators.com/

 

Myself? Well, there has been a lot going on. Earlier in the year I started planning a trip to Colorado. I was to travel by bus and attend two very wonderful Bible camps. I was also going to get to spend time with family. However, God has a different idea. After much prayer and counseling I learned that God wanted me to put my road trip plans aside and focus on something else. I didn't know what that something else was at first. But if I know God, I know He won't leave me hanging for long.  :)Long story short, I have accepted two jobs. One of them is a job that I have had before and left for different reasons. It's called Mother's Day Out. It is a ministry held by a local church in town. We offer child care from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. I will have the wonderful task of caring for about thirteen one year old's.  :) I will get to work with another lady ( whom I have not met yet).

I am very excited about the job at Mother's Day Out. I love working with the kids and teaching them different things. It is truly a wonderful ministry.

The second job is folding laundry for a Bible camp thirty minutes away.  :) Some of you may say "YUCK!", but I would rather fold laundry than do the dishes. This job is a night job and is only three nights a week. But I am thankful for it. I am thankful that I get to work in two different Christian environments with people that I know and trust. God is good.  :)

 

And last but absolutely NOT least. Mom and Dad.

Mom spends her days doing the usual. Baby duty, dishes, laundry, gardening, candy crush... LOL. Actually that is a rare occurrence these days. I think it's been a while since she actually got to sit down. She keeps us all together. And of course her life is changing with the changing lives of her children. :)

 And Dad. Well, Dad is just truckin' along. Literally. He drives an eight-teen wheeler. :)  He is gone most of the week and is home on weekends. Sometimes he is late and sometimes her is early. But we usually try to spend time together as a family when he is home.

 

  Well, that is that. Please continue to pray for my family. We are constantly in need of God's direction and guidance.  :)

 

Brianna

 

P.S. - The picture that I have featured is one that I took after church. I loved the way it turned out.  :)

Spring Is Coming

I am so excited about Spring. All around me flowers are blooming and trees are starting to put on tin bright green buds.

It seems as if it has been Winter for so long that I forgot how good it felt to be in the midst of Spring.  :) 

But I guess that is how we feel spiritually sometimes. 

It seems like when Winter strikes in our spiritual lives it is hard to get out of it. 

I would be dishonest if I said that it never happened to me. It happens quite a bit and it is so hard to wait for the Winter to stop. It seems as if I am dead inside and I can't seem to wake up. 

But then God brings Spring into my life and new beginning. 

He can do it in the form of a kind word from someone. He can do it just be showing you the answer in the Bible. He can use many ways to reach us and bring us out of the pit. But when He does we suddenly remember who we are and what God has for us. And it seems like we are even stronger than before. 

It's waiting that gets to us. Waiting is the hard part for any human being. It doesn't matter how patient a person is, no one likes waiting.

We all have to wait for something. It could be children. It could be a job. It could be the cinnamon rolls baking in my oven right now.

Or you could be waiting for the end of whatever Winter you are going through. 

But never fear God's word is near.  :)

Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; PATIENT in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.

There is a simple answer right in Scripture. Prayer. Talking with God is always a good thing to do. It brings you closer to Him and it helps you rest in His timing. 

It's like waiting for Spring. It seems so hard while you are waiting. But when you simply rest in God's timing and when Spring finally comes, it's so much sweeter.  :)

Brianna