Posted on 06/05/2019 6:51:21 AM PDT by jmaroneps37
A while back I asked for prayers for my son Liam that he could work out problems that threatened his business. You came through and prayed with me for him; and the Lord heard us. Liam is back to where he should be.
Really happy for your family. Tell Liam congratulations!
Good to hear!
Here is a bit of wisdom you might see fit to share with Liam.
Without getting too personal or specific, I have some family members who have quite serious mental deficiencies, the kind that can make you dependent on others for life.
At one point in conversation someone on the other side of my family was having serious business problems and complaining about the terrible situation.
His father, a very wise person, reminded him:
“If your problems are problems that can be solved with money, they aren’t really problems.”
>>If your problems are problems that can be solved with money, they aren’t really problems.”<<
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Tell that to those who have been unemployed for a long time.
And some people would just reply to that comment with some high-handed snark about bootstraps.
I, however, will not, seeing as I know for myself what it’s like to live hand-to-mouth, including two (humiliating, but thankfully short-term), stints, where I was forced to go on welfare in the past.
I got through my entire career never collecting unemployment, right to the very end. When I did, it was like cashing out. Mercy, it was a lot of money.
Nice.
Not everyone is so lucky, however.
It’s unfortunate that we’re now past the age, where honest hard work and dedication, in and of themselves, were enough to get by on. Unfortunately, luck, as well as an ability of finding and being in the right place at the right time are now also part of that equation.
Lucky to draw unemployment? Getting laid off didn’t feel lucky. And at my age, ie, past fifty, and the impending collapse of the photofinishing industry, I was unemployable.
The good part was I moved from a high cost area to a low cost area where the unemployment checks, based on the high cost area, were pretty good. From there, still unemployable, I pole-vaulted onto Retirement Island earlier than planned, but it’s been fine.
In all things
great and small
in scarcity and in plenty
He ALWAYS LOVES US!
Thank you for the update
it's important for people to know
that their prayers are always answered but
not necessarily in the order in which
they are received ;-)
My son's name is Liam as well.
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Agreed. I was laid off at 53 and it took six rough months to find a job. With luck, I will be able to retire at 70. Without such luck, who knows.....
I had never seen myself as retiring. When it was forced on me, I felt like the car-chasing dog who caught a car.
It was like, “Now what?” Still haven’t quite figured it out, as evidenced by the hours wasted on FR. LOL
My father told me a similar bit of wisdom.
“If you have the means to solve your problem, it’s not really a problem, it’s an inconvenience.”
Wonderful news! God does not forsake us. I’m sure you are feeling as relieved as Liam. News like this is a great way to start the day. Thanks for sharing.
THANK you for posting this awesome update! God is good, all the time, He put a heart of love in this heart of mine! Love this song and singing it for your son.
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven!
AMEN!
Thanks for the update !
I lived in my car for a small while, though I never considered myself “poor.”
I certainly had the means - my body, my brains, my health - to solve my problems.
Sometime later I was certainly not poor.
Sometimes I compare myself to these cousins who have suffered so much purely because they carry some sort of mental disease...
I assure you: these are REAL problems.
If money can solve your problem,
it isn’t really a problem.
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