Some good advice...

I've been stressing out on and off with trying to figure out which direction on what the next step of our lives are...

Is it simple? Is it major? Are we going to change jobs? Which job field is the right one? Are we supposed to move in the near future?

And I feel like I'm not getting any REAL answers.

I came across this (and looked up different translations)

So I will trust that in the midst of all the talk and planning...God's perfect plan(s) WILL come through in the end.

“Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise. Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.”- Proverbs 19:20-21

²⁰ Take good counsel and accept correction—
that's the way to live wisely and well.

²¹ We humans keep brainstorming options and plans,
but God's purpose prevails.

²⁰ Get all the advice and instruction you can,
so you will be wise the rest of your life.

²¹ You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.

My Hope is in You

I typed in the word 'trust' on www.biblegateway.com

And began skimming thorough the verses that showed up.

As soon as I saw this one, I began humming a Third Day song in my head...

Psalm 25:2

in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.

So naturally I found the chords of the song, pulled out the guitar and found the key that is comfortable for me and : )

Here's the Lyrics

(chords are simple too, just back and forth between the two of them...

C,F or D,G or E,A, or FB etc. etc etc

And where the * is it's a Am, or Bm, or Cm...you get the point)

To you, O Lord, I lift my soul
In you, O God, I place my trust
Do not let me be put to shame
Nor let my enemies triumph over me

My hope is in you
Show me your ways
Guide me in Truth*
In all my days
My hope is in you

I am, O Lord, filled with your love
You are, O God, my salvation
Guard my life and rescue me
My broken spirit shouts
My mended heart cries out...

What a great song to be reminded of at such an appropriate time.

My Hope is in Him.

Out of control and holding grudges

Yesterday Tim got hurt on the job. He went to lift a generator and felt something pop...He's been in a lot of pain and can't walk too well since...

This morning I drove him to his shop because he didn't think he'd be able to drive safely. A few months ago he got a ticket on his way to a job he was doing. He was driving the work truck on a non-commercial street and didn't know. He was just following the way the boss mapped it out for him. The first court date they told him that he didn't have to go and they would take care of it. But the judge wasn't happy about that because Tim was the driver and rescheduled it for this morning. But when Tim went in this morning she asked for proof that he was going to a job and the company never gave him any. I think he thought he would just be paying the fine. So it's rescheduled AGAIN for March and if they don't have proof or if it was more then 3 blocks away from the job, he gets 2 points on his license and fined about $300. Ughh. I really hope this all gets worked out. Our insurance just started going down more and the points from a few years ago will be off next day. I was looking forward to a clean slate.

Before we went to the DMV, Tim talked to one of his bosses and asked him about workman's comp. He asked how it affected the company. His boss said that they would have to pay a lot. Tim told him that he wasn't looking to 'screw' the company over. And suggested that he get paid directly for the time he has to take off. His boss said he had to talk to a few people but hinted that they were going to have Tim stay home anyway because they don't have much work for him...(which means no $$ for Tim)

Which is another thing I've been upset about. Last week, they sent him home early because work is slow and the next day, they told him not to come in. But Tim gets paid for the hours he works...no work = no $$ = no paid bills... etc.

I feel like it's time for a new job. But I don't know where to begin to help looking. Tim said he may not want to do physical stuff now because of what's happened to his body but that's what he was trained in and has done for the last 8 years...

I need direction, guidance, provision, help...

and I neeeeeed to let go of my anger, frustrations and annoyance of Tim's current job and the way they've treated Tim...

God Help Me.