Are You Worried about Losing Your Job?

Are you worried about losing your job? So many people are during these financially troubling times. I myself had a big scare today when the government contract I was working on was cancelled--out of the blue. As soon as I got word via email, I could feel a little panic attack coming on. My first thought was to check with the contract office to determine if there were any new contracts coming in that could benefit from my skills and abilities; my second thought was to call friends and my current circle-of-network contacts to let them know my status, and to find out if there were any openings with their companies. Sadly, my last thought was to cast my cares before a loving and gracious God. It only took a few moments, but in that brief moment of time I realized that no one could be of more assistance to me than God. When I turned to God, I received peace; and with that peace God blessed me with an email containing a new job opportunity with the same company.

My sister in Christ, I do not know what the future hold for me, you or this country, but you and I should feel blessed to know who holds the future.

Your Call to Order...
There is an old saying that I would like you to keep in mind whenever you are tempted to leave God out of whatever you are going through, it says, “Pray as if everything depended on God. Work as if everything depended upon you.”

All the steps I wanted to take to insure my continual employment were valid steps to take, but there was no need for me to take those steps alone when God was available to walk me through the process. God loves us, and wants the best for us. If you are worried about losing your job, cast your worries before a loving and gracious God.

Power Verses:

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you (1 Peter 5:6-7).

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble (Matthew 6:34).

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Am I My Sister’s Keeper?

“Am I my brother’s keeper?” Those were the words spoken by Cain when the Lord inquired, concerning Abel’s whereabouts.

Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?" The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground (Genesis 4:9-10).

Cain’s words: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” were words spoken by a person who was unconcerned with his brother and who was unwilling to accept responsibility for his brother’s welfare. Jealousy, bitterness, and envy led him to mumble against his brother, assume the worst about him, plot against him, and eventually murder him because God had accepted Abel's offering, but not his.

If only he understood:

• Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” (Ecclesiastes 4:9).



• Jesus’ words, For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20).



• There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear… (1 John 4:18)

If he had understood these points, do you think he would have responded differently?

When the pain of you sister cries out from Darfur, a broken relationship, cancer, the death of a loved one, loneliness, or from the remnants of a failed business venture; what do you say? What do you do? Do you feel a since of responsibility to watch out for, care for, or pray for her?.

The story of the Good Samaritan gives a wonderful example of what it is to truly be your sister’s (or brother’s) keeper:

Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” (Luke 10:30-36).


Your Call to Order...
Do you believe that you are your sister’s keeper? If you have failed to show a lack of concern for your sister:

• Repent of your lack of concern, your inactivity, or the fear that has hindered you from reaching out.



• Confess to God your weakness in this area, and ask Him for wisdom and guideance.



• Resolve to be your sister's keeper.

Power Verses:

"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust" (Matthew 5:44-45).

"For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself'" (Galatians 5:14).

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