I just LOVE how God keeps confirming that He is speaking to me through His Word...
"You know that I've (Jacob) worked for your father (Laban) with all my strength, yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However, God has not allowed him to harm me." (Genesis 31:6-7)
Now I know that it was no coincidence that I woke up this morning and was thinking about the 10 years of work outside the home that I did before I had our daughter. Some of it was good, but much of it was not.
I still remember the day I was working in the hospital and thinking I didn't want to go on like that anymore--I wanted to be home with a child instead (but was struggling with infertility).
Thanks be to God, He brought me home with our daughter shortly after that day. Now HE is my boss, and my husband--not an outside employer. I want to work for HIM and my husband and daughter with ALL my strength, like Jacob did.
I can also thank God that in all that "bad" of work, prior to working at home, God did not allow me to be harmed. He brought me a lot of good from that time--great friends that I still have today, experience and knowledge that helps me in my homeschooling, an increased faith (having to rely on Him in the hard times), and lots of Spiritual growth (like starting to listen to Christian radio and Scripture on my long 45 min. commute to work (and 45 min. home) each day. I had lots of time for prayer and learning of Him.
Most of all, I think today's reading combined with the thoughts of work I was having upon awakening this morning, just further convince me that God REALLY is speaking to me!!!!!! That is so exciting!!!!!!!!!
He knows me, He loves me, and He cares about the intimate details of my life!!! Praise be to Him!!
Because He is God, MY God, I want to work for HIM wholeheartedly.
