So what's the plan?

People are usually quite sympathetic when they hear that I recently lost my job and am looking for another.  These days we all know someone (or have been someone) in the same position.  What is surprising is the reaction I get to my response.  Most are surprised, and encouraged by a viewpoint they obviously weren't expecting.  I wonder why?

My response is this:  I count it a blessing.  God must want me to be home with my family right now.  My son will only live the first year of his life once, and I'll be here to see him reach so many of those early milestones.  (He just started walking last night!).  My daughter is still learning how to navigate school and homework, and I am here to help her work through her experiences.  My husband works hard everyday, and I am here to take some of the burden of the household issues away.  Don't get me wrong, I still search for a job every day.  But for right now, I know I am where I need to be, and when it is time for me to financially help support my family again, the Lord will send the right job my way.  He will work it all out in His time, and I can have peace knowing I am in the center of His will now.

This kind of response should be "standard" for believers, but sometimes it isn't.  We're not perfect.  We still sin.  I'm not perfect.  I didn't walk out of the office for the last time with this mindset.  I was upset, even a little angry, and hurt.  My ego took a hit that day, but when I took the situation to Jesus, He wiped away my tears, and reminded me that my ways aren't always His ways.  He has a plan for me that is not necessarily my plan, but it is a better plan - one to offer me a future and a hope.

I am so thankful for the past few months of getting to be "just" a wife and mother.  God took something that the devil would use to harm me, and brought so much good from it.  So, I'll just rest in His plan, and take this day by day.  So far, it's been an adventure beyond my wildest dreams!