"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. " Matthew 6:34
Two times in the past 3 days, this Bible verse has come across my reading. Once in church on Sunday. And again today reading an article in a local magazine.
Thank you Jesus for the reminders. I really need them right now.
To explain, I probably need to elaborate a little.
Bill's profession is one that is being eaten alive by this crappy economy right now. He has a BS in construction management, and is very good at what he does. He takes great pride in his work, both the project management side as well as the hands on projects he always seems to find himself. He is a prefectionist and loves what he does. Since leaving Wal-Mart in 2006, he has been with 3 different companies. One general contractor and 2 different subcontrators. Now, leaving Wal-Mart was the right thing to do for our family when he did, even though looking back now, we wonder what could have been. Wal-Mart has had many layoffs and restructuring ventures in this time period as well, so who knows.
Anyway. The company that he is with is crumbling before his eyes, as hard as he has worked to try (if for any reason but to keep his job alive) to keep if from doing so. The economy, bad financial decisions, yada yada has taken a toll on this small family owned company. It's the nature of the beast. So, now, here we are, facing the inevitable. We know he is gonna lose his job. It is just a matter of time....days, weeks at the most. His boss told him yesterday that he would be surprised if they were able to make payroll for the week this week. He lost his insurance for he and the kids as of today. They have stopped paying his truck allowance and offerred collateral (a 42" flatscreen) in place of because the money is not there.
I am a teacher. In a small district. He makes over twice what I make. Hence the worry. How in the world are we going to survive on my paycheck. And with the economy, who knows how long it will take for him to find another job. Yes, there is unemployment. And it will help.
I am trying to be hopeful that things will fall into place and we will be able to make things work. And when I first heard this verse, Sunday, in church, I felt at peace with what is inevitable. We can do this. We lived off of nothing while still in college and we still survived. I just need this constant reminder....Daily. I wrote it out and taped it to my desk at work. One day at a time....we can do this!
