GOD building my Endurance

In my life it has been evident that GOD was there the WHOLE time. Now don't get me wrong I have had my troubles but GOD was always there giving me the endurance to stay true to him.

One story I love telling people is how my Hubby got his job in Iraq.

It was early November 2008 all of our bills were VERY late, no money was coming in and it seemed like we were about to totally fall apart as a family. Our electric was going to be shut off if we didn't pay it by the am, we were about to get kicked out of the townhouse we were renting, car was about to get repo-ed. I took my wedding ring and pawned it so we would have a little money. That was one of the hardest things I had to do. I did not know when I would get it back or if I was getting it back. It WAS the symbol of our family as a unit. "Was this the start of our destruction???" was all I kept thinking. I came home very upset of what I just had to do. I was sitting with my husband crying trying to figure out what to do next. Then the phone rang and it was from a company that he had applied for in August that we had come to terms that we did not get that job and forgot about it. It was a company that did contract work in Iraq. The man on the phone told my Hubby that he was hired and that he would have to be in Houston, TX in 7 days to train and do paperwork. We couldn't believe it. Everything was going so fast. It was all just "falling" into place. We weren't even doing anything and it seemed like SOMEONE was doing it for us. That job in Iraq provided for us greatly. We haven't had to worry about bills since then. GOD was there for our family and always has and will be. I feel he was building our endurance and trust in him during that troubled time.

It was evident that GOD was taking over in our life at that time. Making things happen in a way that there was no question that it was anyone else.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.