Prayers please!

Hello all! As most of you know my hubby lost his job right before Thanksgiving. We are on our last month of severence pay. I can see written on his face he is feeling depressed and rejected and wants to provide for his family but honestly does not know where else to turn. We have posted his resume on several websites like Monster.com and also a website that posts federal jobs. It just hurts me to see him this way. I keep telling him God will take care of us but I don't know what else to say. We continue to pray. Anyway, please pray for Paul. I know it will all happen in God's time but it is so hard to see someone you love so very much going through this. He was with the other company for ten years when they decided to downsize. Paul just happened to be covering the wrong area (sales rep) at the wrong time. Anyway, if you have any scripture or words of wisdom I can pass along, I would greatly appreciate it. I am in tears right now for him. I continue to cry out to God. Please keep him in your prayers daily. Thank you! Shel

Shel, I will most definitely keep you and Paul in my prayers. I just posted a few words about my devotion this AM.....Sometimes we forget about the simple, common verses or at least sometimes lightly look over them because we have heard them all of our lives. However, this morning the key verse was "Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." I Peter 5:7. It's a verse that probably most of us know by memory.....my husband calls it "putting it to memorex" but not feeling the impact of the words. For me today, I'm going to try to "feel the impact of the words" and apply them to my anxieties. I'm sure it is sad seeing your husband going thru this period in your lives. You are a wonderful support to him and I challenge all on this Christianity forum today to lift you up in their prayers. I often read these words by Gospel singer, Babbie Mason..... "God can equip you to step up to the difficulties you face, Look them in the eye without fear, defy the odds and watch a miracle be born in the face of impossibility." I just know that God has a "greater Yes" out there for Paul.

I agree with my sister Liv It Sunny and know that God is never late...He is always on time. I just prayed for Paul that today would be day of deliverance for Paul with this job search and that he would get a call. I know God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly more than we could ever ask or think as Ephesians 3:20 says. Maybe the Lord wants to move him in a new area of career and I pray that if that is so then the Lord will guide Paul. Hang on to Jesus is the best thing you can do. Remember the woman with just a little oil and flour left and how God met her and her son's needs and that of the prophet also well God can do that also for you guys! Love in Him Who Is Faithful!!! Joan M

Shel, My husband went through the same thing. Lost his job of 27 years when new management took over. It was almost a year before he found a job and it is half what he earned before. I just know that everytime we came down to the wire God stepped in and provided for us. The verse my husband continues to hold onto is Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (NIV). Hang in there and know that God, who knows each sparrow that falls, loves you so much more. He is a good Father who gives us good gifts. Annette

Shel - I will pray for Paul. May he find his purpose and identity not in what men say, but in the Lord. May he experience a peace that passes understanding in this season! God bless you both! Love, Carolyn

Dearest Father who loves us more than we ever will understand, please hear our prayers for Paul. You know the battle he is fighting, fear, depression, worry. All of these are not your design, but that of the enemy. I ask for a lifting of his spirit and a joy for his soul. Let the right job come quickly. Let this period of testing be fruitful and full of wonder so in the end Paul and all who know him will see the Glory of The Lord. Father I pray for all of us who struggle with fear, depression and worry. Each of us must do battle daily with an enemy who wishes to destroy us. Deliver us from evil - for thy kingdom is The Power, The Glory, Forever and Ever - Amen. In His Grip Always and Forever - even when it does not feel like it. Sally

Shel, I can totally relate to how you are feeling. When my husband was searching for a job it was a real struggle for me too because I simply didn't know how to help him. He was so discouraged and defeated. I tried to say the right things and think if new ways for him to find a job. I prayed constantly. At one point I listened to him, almost hopeless myself because I had nothing else to say that I hadn't already said before. And I knew he didn't want to hear it all again. One night he was so depressed that he didn't want to go to worship practice. We both stayed home. I prayed so hard for him that night. My husband kept seeking the Lord through prayer and reading the Word. I honestly don't know what kept him turning to the Lord except that he knows, deep in his heart, that the Lord was listening to him and cared about what was happening. He has seen the Lord move on our behalf many times and he just had to refocus over and over on those things. I have asked my husband to let me know what got him through that time. He is going to refer back to his journal so that he can perhaps give specific scriptures that the Lord gave him. I will share that with you hopefully tomorrow. I know that journaling, something my husband has never done, was a real help to him during that time. He was able to write down his feelings and the Lord's responses both in his Spirit and through the Word. I am praying for you and for Paul. Just keep being there for your husband. Listen when he needs someone to listen, pray all the time, send him to the Word. I know you are already doing these things. That scripture in Eph. keeps coming to mind. Eph 6: 13 Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 14 Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness. 15 For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. 16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. 17 Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. Maybe that will somehow encourage you. Hugs, Robin

I spent a year on unemployment, and hated every minute of it. Scripture says, "My God shall supply all your need." Keep looking to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, as you are His heirs. Hugs, Trish

I just sent prayers up for you and your husband. It is so hard to watch someone you love hurt. I will continue to remember both of you in prayer. The scripture I would add to the list is Psalm 37:25. I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Psalm 37:25

HI SHEL I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOIG THROUGH MY HUSBAND LOST HIS JOB ALMOST A YEAR AGO AFTER BEING IN A PLACE FOR 27 YEAR AND IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO SEE HIM HURTING I KEPT PRAYING FOR HIM AND I TALK TO HIM TELLING HIM TO PUT FAITH IN GOD THAT HE WOLUD SEE HIM THRUGH IT AND MY HUSBAND GEGAIN TO PRAY TO GOD FOR DOOR TO OPEN AND NOW HE HAS A NEW JOB WORKING IN A STORE WHEN HE WORK IN A PLANT IN SHIPPIG AND RECEVING IT DONT PAY MUCH BUT HE HAPPY AND I KNOW GOD WILL OPEN A DOOR FOR YOUR HUSBAND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU I WILL KEEP YOU ALL IN MY PRAY AND THE VERSE I SHARE WITH MY HUSBAND WAS PHIPPIANS 4:13 I CAN DO ALL THING THROUGH CHRIST iLA