I will not forget you

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about trusting the “horses and chariots” in my life instead of looking to God and His wisdom. At the time I was in the middle of huge changes at work and was completely stressed out. I managed to convince myself in a matter of 24 hours that I was going to be without a job.

I’ve mentioned that I work at a “bank”. The “bank” is undergoing huge structural changes and there had been much talk of reassignments, which basically is their way of saying “Yes you still have a job, we have a nice place for you in South Dakota”. Um, yeah we aren’t moving to South Dakota, therefore I would be jobless. (Not that there’s anything wrong with South Dakota, I’m sure it’s a perfectly lovely place)

So I was already stressed about the whole situation when my supervisor contacted me to let me know that we would be spending the next few days together. Needless to say, in my mind I began packing my bags for South Dakota. I stressed, I cried, I ate lots of chocolate and strategized how I was going to handle everything, and then I felt extremely convicted and wrote the post about trusting God. More importantly, I didn’t just write a post about it, but I truly trusted God with the matter.

I won’t bore y’all with all the boring details, but needless to say like most things in our lives, I had blown this way out of proportion. Everything not only was fine, but I have ended up with a new assignment that is better than anything I could have dreamed. So, imagine that. God was actually faithful. In fact, He was more than faithful. True to His word, He did “more than I could ask or imagine”.

I’m not sure why I was so surprised by the outcome since God has always been so faithful to provide for me. I think somewhere along the way, I lost sight of who He really is and what He has done for me. And for that I am truly sorry.

“When you have eaten and are satisfied,

praise the Lord your God

for the good land he has given you.

Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God”

Deuteronomy 8:10-11