Almost like He is growing and forming something inside of us over the course of time, and then it's time for the pain of giving life to it Maybe it's an idea being developed, a relationship shifting, or a major change in a direction we thought we were going. The 3 major life shifts that have happened in our 9 1/2 years married, have all happened at the same time we were having our kids.
There I was. Barefoot and enormous, at 8 months pregnant with our first daughter Trinity. At the time, I was still working at a bank a few minutes from our house, but I was eagerly anticipating the start of my maternity leave, only two weeks later. At that time, my husband Leroy was working for an Electrical Contracting Company, and I was hoping that when my maternity leave was done, I wouldn't have to return to work.
It was an average Monday afternoon. I had come home from work, and desperately needed to put my swollen feet up. Leroy was not home yet, but I knew he would be soon. I had drifted off to sleep, and had been there only a short time, when I heard the front door open. I always knew when Leroy was home because I would hear him parking his big, loud cargo van right next to the house. On this particular day I hadn't heard it. Leroy came into the bedroom and sat down on the bed. I could tell something was wrong, but Leroy was calm and collected as he told me he'd been let go from his job.
The first thing to rush through my mind of course, was our baby Trinity who was due in just a few weeks. I thought I knew what it meant to trust in the Lord. Being raised in church, I knew all the "right" things to say. Things like "God is my provider, not that job." or "God will never give us more than we can handle." and "When something like this happens, it just means God's going to do something even better!" I wish I could tell you I wasn't scared. I wish I could honestly say that I had "peace that passes all understanding." But at that moment I didn't have anything close to it.
A few weeks later our precious Trinity was born, and God started us on an amazing roller coaster journey that is now our life. Leroy was "kicked out of the nest," and I'm forever grateful to that company for letting him go. I didn't feel like that at the time, but I don't know if he would have ever taken the leap of faith into owning his own business, if it had not been for the push.
Just like the labor pains of having a baby, we were forced to fight through what has now become a great victory. It was a process, but it has given us many amazing blessings. We now have access to incredible potential in our own company that's growing every day. I praise God that I'm married to a winner who stood up and fought for his family, even after he'd been hit hard. I admire him every day for working hard and just figuring things out. For doing what he doesn't feel like doing, to make a better life for us.
When Trinity came along, we were taught to fully rely on God. We began to learn that He alone could (and would) sustain us.
Fully Rely on God... Lean not on our own understanding. Learn to stop trying to control everything and TRULY let God handle it.
All these things had to be learned before God could trust that we were ready for more. It took us awhile, but after this lesson was painfully learned, we can now trust without any doubt that God will meet our every need, no matter what the situation looks like.
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~Isaiah 49:23~ "Then you will know that I am the Lord, those who hope in me will not be disappointed."
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