"Oh, If only once we could be convinced of God's goodness
towards His children and of His desire to reveal Himself to them!
We would no longer seek out own selfish desires. We would not
be so quickly discouraged from pursuing what He is so long to
give us:
Romans 8:32 (kjv) - He who spared not His own Son, but delivered
Him up for us all, how shall He not, with Him, also freely give us all
things?
We only need a little courage and perseverance. Actually, we have
enough of both in our earthly affairs, but none at all in the only
thing that really matters (Luke 10:42)." - Jeanne Guyon

The ONE thing: To know God and His love for so much so that He gave His Only begotten Son while we are Sinners, to bring Shalom Peace to the World and to Prosper us in Body, Soul, Mind and Spirit.

And He did not spared His Son, then what is to Him a job, a house, a great bunch of kids, wariless life?

In as so much as we are in this world, we not of this world. How can we live as though we do not have hope?

Even in front of death, Jesus has conquered. If such a sweet victory has already been won, what are all the small battles of life to Him?

Me, Myself and I have to stop this self-pity, self-criminalisation, self-defeatist attitude just because I lost a job that God has the wisdom to know it is not doing any good to me.

God has good plan. Not to destroy us to do us harm but to give us a future and a hope (Jer 29:11). His thoughts to us are all GOOD and NOT evil. Losing a job is evil in itself, but the motivation behind the act is GOOD. Jesus comes not to take away life, but to give us a life so much more in abundance, than to have a working life full of stress, anxiety. A job without hope, without family, without God?

No. His plan is for our good. I must be convinced evermore in that last 10 years, that my journey has just started, and the promised land is just ahead. I am not the multitude that do not believe in God, I am with Caleb and Joshua who proclaim God's power and strength in front of an unbelieving mob. I am a conqueror in Christ. I am a royal priest in the line of melchizedek whom Jesus is the high priest, who sits are the right hand of God, who prayers the best prayers for us so that we may get the milk, the honey and the best that the land has to offer!

My Jesus is my shepherd, I shall not be in want/need (Psalm 23), He leads! He cares and He nourishes! And by following him, my head is anointed with blessings in anointing oil. My cup, my life, my everything shall be running over with more than abundance! Surely, must and definitely, goodness of life and God' wonder merciful grace, His unmerited favour, love and blessing shall follow me ALL THE DAYS OF MY EARTHLY life. Even so if this life ends, I WILL dwell in the Lord's house FOREVER.

Maranatha!