Trust - like Gold

"He who trusts in his riches will fall,

But the righteous will flourish like foliage" - Proverbs 11:28

Today I was awoken by the crow's caw and not by the demanding, urgent alarm clock - and almost 3 hours later then my normal wake-up time! Yesterday was my last day at the Java Joint. I am unemployed for the first time in... years. Except for the transition periods between leaving for college and finding a very part-time job (to buy food and cigarettes),. I have not as an adult, been willingly and wantinly unemployed with no future offer in sight. I can only appreciate my time and experience at the Java Joint - even the early morning wake-up calls (4am) were character building (and now I can barely stay up past 10pm).

The Java was a soft cushion to catch and comfort me during my divorce. As I look back on the emotional experience of living through divorce, serving coffee offered a light-hearted break from the prison of my thoughts and aching heart. Chit chat and caffeine were the medicine I needed to begin to heal.

I trust that the right job, at the right place, in the right time will open for me in NC. Actually, yesterday I applied for an "experienced ONLY" (capital letters) barista job in Monkey Junction, NC - who wouldn't want to work in place called that?! And, I think I'm experienced... ;) I trust in the plans the Lord has already set in motion for me in NC. Today I am not worried and trust that another "soft cushion" will perfectly catch me.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

And lean not on your own understanding;

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He shall direct your paths" - Proverbs 3: 5, 6)

Lord, today 10/15/2011, I trust my future to You. You, the great Map Maker laid out the plans for my life at the beginning of time. I trust in Your plan and Your purpose - where ever you lead me, I will follow. Lord, may my life be the outpouring to the fruit of Your Spirit. Praise God who can do ALL things! Amen!