Inspirational

In our today’s economy, we see more aspiring authors blooming with God-given stories and books but sadly on the other spectrum of events and news, countless people are homeless and losing their long-term jobs. As a library graduate as of 2004, I have experienced unemployment, underemployed, and only finding work with temp services that last no longer than five months. On the other hand, I spoke with a prayer team member who has been on the job for over thirty years, now they are outsourcing her job to another state and will be laid off shortly. She knew about this outcome a year prior, only preparing for the red slip and benefit package. I even heard of another story through a relative that her church-friend was laid off a month before receiving her retirement package and sent back into the workforce as a new employee for lesser pay at 62 years old. Therefore this can lead to insecurities, failures, and depression that will ultimately lead those who are weak-minded to not trust God, give up completely. This is Satan’s plan, tactic, to get us off-course of our predestined lives to do the will for God.
There are numerous biblical examples of how men of God should have given up, even women of God who should not have pursued their God-given abilities, but if they had not done the will of God—where would we be and what examples would be have to live on. Here are two scriptures God has given me to stay encouraged.
Psalm 131, GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A song by David for going up to worship.

O Lord, my heart is not conceited.
My eyes do not look down on others.
I am not involved in things too big or too difficult for me.
Instead, I have kept my soul calm and quiet.
My soul is content as a weaned child is content in its mother’s arms.
Israel, put your hope in the Lord now and forever.

Do not focus on great matters, since it is Jesus that matters. In the Message Bible, Psalm 131, has a different outlook on how we should not meddle where we have no business in God’s business.

God, I’m not trying to rule the roost, I don’t want to be king of the mountain.
I haven’t meddled where I have no business
or fantasized grandiose plans.
I’ve kept my feet on the ground,
I’ve cultivated a quiet heart.
Like a baby content in its mother’s arms,
my soul is a baby content.
Wait, Israel, for God. Wait with hope.
Hope now; hope always!

This is your snack to nibble on, in God’s Word. What a joy in the Lord.

Psalm 26, GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) by David.

Judge me favorably, O Lord,
because I have walked with integrity
and I have trusted you without wavering.
Examine me, O Lord, and test me.
Look closely into my heart and mind.
I see your mercy in front of me.
I walk in the light of your truth.
I did not sit with liars,
and I will not be found among hypocrites.
I have hated the mob of evildoers
and will not sit with wicked people.
I will wash my hands in innocence.
I will walk around your altar, O Lord,
so that I may loudly sing a hymn of thanksgiving
and tell about all your miracles.
O Lord, I love the house where you live,
the place where your glory dwells.
Do not sweep away my soul along with hardened sinners
or my life along with bloodthirsty people.
Evil schemes are in their hands.
Their right hands are full of bribes.
But I walk with integrity.
Rescue me, and have pity on me.
My feet stand on level ground.
I will praise the Lord with the choirs in worship.