Tag: trouble

Hey Sisters 💕 No blog today – just this passage from Psalm 86:1-7 that struck me earlier this week. I felt God leading me to use it as a post this week but never could quite figure out how or why – so I laid it aside. Today, He made it clear to my heart and mind what He meant for me to do with it. I’m not sure the picture does it justice, but if you look closely, you will see a tear on the cheek of the woman – which is exactly how I pictured my youngest daughter (she will be 30 on April 4th) when she called in tears today. They aren’t the first of the tears of this storm, and I feel certain -they will not be the last.

Those who follow this page might remember that a few weeks ago, she was notified that her job would be ending at the end of the school year, as they were making significant cuts in the budget and staffing. As she says, this is her dream job, and her heart is breaking a little more each day as the end of the school year approaches. Tears have flowed, anger at a broken system, hurt beyond words, fears of the future, hopelessness of the present, and heart felt sorrows and brokenness have been among the myriad of emotions. Yet, our faithful God, by her own admission, has given peace in great measure – and faithfully reminds her to trust in Him… to remember that He has a plan… to know that He will provide. Yet, as we all know, walking by faith rather than sight is a difficult thing … and waiting for other jobs to open and spending money she doesn’t have – to qualify for other subjects and add to her resume – only adds to the frustration and concerns.

We do not doubt that God will provide. I am confident that He has a plan and that He is walking with her and holding her up with His victorious right hand … However, I am equally confident in the power of prayer and am using today’s post to ask you to pray boldly and fervently for Abi. She is a sister in Christ who is weak and weary and in desperate need of sisters (and brothers) standing in the gap, holding her up to the One who holds her in His hand. Please pray as God leads you. We love to pray specifically; if you do as well, we are praying that God would let this cup pass from her – that positions would miraculously open up so she would be able to teach in the coming school year, preferably in this school that she dearly loves, but ultimately in the place God wants her. While she would love to continue teaching English, we also pray that she passes her qualification tests for social studies and other subjects that would keep her employed. We are praying for God to send hope and encouragement daily and to protect her from the enemy’s tactics of wearing her down and feeding negativity. Mostly, we pray for God’s will to be done (we believe He is a miracle-working God – completely and perfectly in control of all things). We are also praying for strength to trust His heart when we cannot see His hand.

Friends, I would be remiss to make this prayer of David only about Abi and our family. There are many who need prayers – perhaps even you. I encourage you to ask God to help you know who to pray for and to use David’s prayer as a springboard to pray God’s Word back to Him. I also encourage you to share your requests with someone in your concentric circle or perhaps in the comments bar of this post, or feel free to drop me an email – I would be honored to pray for you.

Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer ~ answer Abi who needs Your help. Father, You know she needs a job, and You know the love that she has for this school and position. She is devoted to You, O Lord – please protect her. Save her job with the county, which we believe You led her to and provided according to Your will, come to her rescue and provide for this daughter who serves and trusts You. You are her God ~ be merciful to her, as she calls on You constantly. As David prayed for happiness, I pray the same for my child – as she gives herself, her cares and fears and needs to You. You are so good, and we have tasted the fullness of Your unfailing love for all who ask for Your help – as we do now. Listen closely, O Lord; hear my urgent cry – I call out to You on behalf of my child, Your daughter who is in misery and trouble -and I trust You will answer me – according to Your perfect will. Please, send encouragement even today – and thank You for those who are praying with me for Abi – hear our prayers according to Your loving kindness. – In the name of the One who is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or even imagine – to Him be all the glory now and forever more – Amen!