I don’t think I’m really that much different then most people in this big, wide world. At times though, I do feel I’m all alone with my struggles. You put one fire out, another one starts, it seems.

We can’t make the mortgage payments, so we’re forced to sell our home at a huge loss.” What are we going to do”, I asked the Good Lord? Our credit rating is shot. We won’t be able to buy another house because we have no money down, and who would finance us anyway? I opened up the local shopper newspaper, and started scanning the ads. I guess it won’t hurt to call on this rental property, we don’t have anything to lose, I thought to myself.

That was a year ago, to be exact. Today we’re living in that rental property I found in that shopper  ad.  It’s a cute, 2 bedroom, homey apartment. We have the nicest landlord.  He didn’t look at us as  bad people, because we had a bad credit rating.  He rented us a ”home”.  I’m so very thankful, each and everyday for my new home. This was not something we expected five years ago when we remodeled and refinanced our previous home.

Today we realize we didn’t need that big of a house anymore. Our children are grown, and my husband and I are semi-retired. This was actually a blessing in disguise.

I don’t remember praying for a 2 bedroom apartment instead of my 4 bedroom, 2 story home. I guess the Good Lord knew what was best for us and what we needed.

Approximately ten years ago, I lost my job because of some bad decisions I made. It was not only a very embarrassing situation, it was a financial burden on our family, as well. There was no time to cry over spilled milk, though. I had to pick up the pieces, brush myself off, and “literally”, start over again. It certainly wasn’t an easy process. The road was very rough at times, but along that road I met many individuals who helped me make it. My faith was truly tested at the time.

Today I have a new job in a totally different field. Through my past failure, I learned how to turn my life around and avoid situations that would lead me down the same road. I’m a caregiver to the less fortunate now. It’s not just about me, it’s about helping others. God truly knew what I needed, and what was best for me. When God closes a door, he usually opens a window, in his own time, that is. I don’t remember praying for that.

We don’t always get what we pray for many times. Sometimes we get a whole lot more then we asked for, without even realizing it. Right now the world is in total turmoil, it seems. The economy is a big mess, needless to say. Will we ever survive and recover? We’re all fearful of tomorrow. I do believe we will recover, though. It won’t be today, tomorrow, or even next month, but I think it will happen.

The events of 911, tragic as they were, forced us to work together to survive. Today we need to do the same thing, I feel. We have to forget about the color of ones skin, and concentrate instead on how to get through the upcoming  winter.  The greed caused by high profile CEO’S is starting to be  exposed, and hopefully will cease.

No, we certainly didn’t pray for the nations problems, but hopefully the nations problems will force us to work together as a team. We may become a nation, working for solutions to help us all, whether Democrat, Republican, or Independent. Now that would be an answered prayer for everyone, God willing.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, October 11th, 2008 at 12:20 pm.