This summer is going by fast. Woosh! It will be gone before I know it, and my girls will be back in public school. Sigh.

I think it is noteworthy to take the time to recognize that God is still God, even in a world of political and financial crisis, the worst of which for our time has very likely not yet come to be.  The Bible is full of stories of the power of God protecting and caring for His own, especially during times of crisis. More personal, though, is the history He has created in my life.

I am trying to decide where to cut into the big life story for background, but I think I’ll just start with where we are now. Several weeks ago my husband got a call one night from a coworker. Coworker’s wife works for her dad, and the work has outgrown her. Wife wanted to know if I would be interested in working a couple hours a day from home. My husband said yes. I talked to Wife the next day. And the third day I was working.  When school starts, they will want me working as many hours a day as I can.

There are many poignant facts to this chapter of my Life Story. One is that they have never seen my resume. Given that I haven’t worked outside of being a Mom or caring for other’s children in fifteen years, I don’t have much to put on my resume.

But the big one to me is the Provision of God during hard times. I had prayed for a long time for a job to help our family meet real needs. God did not provide a job, however He did keep providing for our needs. So I stopped asking God to provide for our needs through a job for me and simply began praying for God to Provide and Protect. In our two years of marriage alone, we  have a looong list of God’s Provision and Protection.

Now, He has provided a job I can work from home, around my kids’ schedules, and that works around my Special Need’s Daughter. I’m still overwhelmed.

Yes, we are living in a scary time. Some of you are out of work and have been for a long time. The consequences of not having a job creating needed income are harsh. I know. But God is still God. Regardless of how much or little we have in any area of our lives, God is still God. Regardless of the political and financial landscape, God is still God. We can do our best, and our best may not be enough. But God is still God.

Keep your mind focused on God. Make conscious choices to continue to turn your heart and mind toward God. This can get hard; very hard, even tragic. Your faith may be tested and bring you to a crisis you never thought possible. I know. I’ve been there. But do it anyway, because God is still God. And He will still be God tomorrow.