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11/10/04
"Every one of these depends on you to give them
daily food. You supply it, and they gather it. You open wide your hand to feed
them, and they are satisfied with all your bountiful provision." Psalm 104:27-28
(LB)
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Go back and take a look at the devotional from September 14, 2004. The opening
lines were, "What if you ask but you don't get? Being self-employed is
frequently equivalent to being unemployed. Dry spells when no one is seeking out
your services are common. Usually, they are also temporary. My wife and I are
both self-employed and we are going through quite an extended dry spell. Very
extended. Very dry."
The concluding lines were, "Along with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (Daniel 3)
we say, “the God we serve is able to save us ... and he will rescue us ... But
even if he does not..." Well, you know the rest of that story. I hope ours has a
similar ending. In the meantime, it's feeling pretty warm."
What happened since then? For many weeks, not much. Then, a trickle of work.
Little jobs here and there. Suddenly, only a couple of weeks ago, it seemed as
if the flood gates burst. Within a matter of a few days, several queries and
requests for quotes on jobs came in. Some rush jobs popped up. And finally, one
big job turned from query into contract. And my wife was led into a new job
opportunity that she is relishing and where she is reaping substantial and
immediate rewards.
Erwin Lutzer has written, "A Christian who walks by faith accepts all
circumstances from God. He thanks God when everything goes good, when everything
goes bad, and for the 'blues' somewhere in-between. He thanks God whether he
feels like it or not."
Right now, I feel like it. Thank you, God! Christmas came a few weeks early for
us!
-- Stephen R. Clark
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Stephen
(Stephen@StephenRClark.com) resides in Fishers, Indiana and operates
FishersWorship.com and FishersFind.com. He is a professional writer and
communications consultant.
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