Enjoying the Ride

November 2011 marks two calendar years since I lost my job. And when I say lost, I mean I was terminated from my last job. After working at a small company as an HR manager for over two years, I had lulled myself into a false sense of security that I was okay financially and that I could continue my current lifestyle until I decided to retire and move to Florida (or some southward destination), and play golf everyday. But God had a different plan. After my ego got over the shame of losing my job, that old demon fear took hold of my mind and spirit. The fear was that I would not be able to sustain a comfortable lifestyle, that I would grow old alone and broke. The fear was palpable; I knew what it was, and I knew that I had to do something to get it out of my thoughts. I know that the battleground of good versus evil is in my mind, and for a hot minute, I forgot who I was and WHOSE I was. As the prodigal son did after he wasted all his inheritance on riotous living, and was fighting for food in the pigpen (read this parable in Luke 15:11-36), I came to myself. I came to remember that God has always been my provider, and I had no reason to fear that He would stop providing for me now. I had to rebuke the spirit of fear, learn how to renew my mind daily (read Romans 12:1-2), meditate on the Word, keep a prayer life, and to maintain a spirit of praise and thanksgiving. As I celebrate this two year anniversary of something that the enemy meant for evil, I can see and rejoice about how God has turned it into something for His good! I will share more personal testimonies of how God has kept me, restored me, and moved me to a new level of undertanding of trusting and believing God. God has kept me well these past two years, and has shown me that this is the time to pursue the desires of my heart. I have learned how to enjoy the ride and let God be in charge of my life. Do you have a testimony of what God has done for YOU lately?