Troubles never happen when we are safe, healthy, happy and completely able to deal with them. If that were the case, they wouldn’t be any trouble at all.
Tonight, I received a call from my dad. It seems my mom, who survived a stroke in August, is back in the hospital, this time with a very low heart rate and in need of a pacemaker.
This comes at a very bad time, as such things always seem to; both my wife and I currently have been working for temp companies and our current assignments both ended within a couple days of each other. Neither of us has found new assignments and so money is extremely tight right now; in fact, if at least one of us doesn’t start a new job soon, our ability to meet February rent could be in doubt. Even the best budgeting software can’t help you out when there’s no money coming in.
Yikes, right? In and of itself, that’s enough stress for anyone.
Now this with my mom. Our hearts are to be there when she goes into surgery in the next day or two; while we’ll find a way to be there if necessary, it really could throw our ability to meet February rent into even greater doubt.
It is times like these when we are put to the test of how deeply we believe the teachings of Torah; and having been through such a crisis (granted, we both had jobs back then) late this summer with mom’s health, we can only trust that Adonai will bring us through once again.
Greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world. Adonai will grant us his strength, regardless of the outcome.
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