The Bigger World

As I sit here in reflection, having drifted in thought while gazing at my backyard, I look up from my backyard and see the bayou and it's greenery over my backyard's fence. This gives me an astounding revelation: so often I focus too heavily on my little scope of the world and my problems, yet I often neglect to see the bigger world - it's beauty, possibilities and how I can contribute to it all. GOD placed me here to serve a purpose, HIS purpose - not to stagnate within my petty little problems. After all, HE is the Author and Finisher of my faith, my Creator and Provider of all that I am ever to be and be in need of. I need to be about HIS business and to commit to and entrust all of these things that only HE can work out anyway.

Stepping Forward

Alas! I am unemployed again, yet I am not stopping to worry or pine. Moving forward is the only viable option. I have faith that HE will work it all out and I need to be about living life and doing HIS will. One very important thing I have learned about life: there are always obstacles and disappointments along the way and if I choose to get up and step forward then I have made the best decision possible.

Employment

I worked from July 22, 2010 through February 2, 2011 at a construction job and was laid off for reduction in force. I have been laid off for 2 and 1/2 weeks now and the industry is moving along so slowly that the list I am on to be called when a job becomes available has not even moved at all. Some people ahead of me on the list have been laid off for a month already!

Politicians and the news media claim the economy has improved, yet there should be residual effects of this purported improvement apparent in our lives. All that is apparent are rising prices of gas which causes rising prices in everything else because gas is required to ship merchandise and produce to the stores across our country.