My God, He Meets Me Where I Am!

God truly meets you when you step out in faith!

My husband has been working for his current employer for eleven years. He has also been passed up for a promotion to supervisor twice. He is more than capable to excel in the position. He is an excellent leader and a hard worker. But still he gets passed over for someone with LESS experience and tenure. He has understandably been very frustrated by this.

So he and I have been praying about it. Meanwhile, the paychecks he has been getting have seemed to shrink. And our bills have seemed to be enlarging. Mr. Querido decided that he needed to get a part-time job to make ends meet. I was against it because I knew it would steal time away from our family, but I also didn't want to have to go back to work. I decided to submit to his God-given authority and let him make the decision. He started job hunting.

Thursday night, I was at women's Biblestudy and went up for prayer regarding the whole situation. The lovely lady who prayed with me boosted my faith when she prayed the exact same verse I had found a couple of days ago.

"Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men."
Proverbs 22:29

When she prayed that over the situation, I knew that God was listening to the cry of my heart. I didn't want my husband to have to strive so hard to provide for us. I wanted him to be able to take a break every weekend and enjoy the fruits of his labor. The way things were going, he wasn't going to be taking a break, he would be working himself to death just to get the bills paid.

After praying at the Biblestudy, I was certain that the breakthrough we needed was coming. God had confirmed that with His Word. I knew that it wasn't coincidence that lady had spoken the very verse I was believing on. HE was at work and He was gracious enough to bolster my faith by letting me know that He was moving everything into place.

Saturday, Mr. Querido and I were at membership class at church and during lunch we got a chance to chat with the pastors. The subject of employment came up and we casually mentioned the whole job situation. Pastor said that maybe Mr. Querido needed to hone his leadership skills. That perhaps they were looking for someone with better managerial skills that could get the other people to work well. Then it was onto a different subject. Class ended and we went home to get ready for Saturday night service. Mr. Querido and I chatted about what Pastor had said and we decided that Mr. Querido might need to work on his leadership skills.

Saturday night service was awesome! The presence of God was so tangible and I was so grateful that the answer to my prayers was on its way. The service ended and Pastor got up front and told us all that God still wanted to do some things. He started praying for people with needs. Whatever the need, God can meet it! As we had already received the confirmation from His Word, we didn't go up. Then out of nowhere, he told Mr. Querido and I to come up front.

"I could not stop thinking about your job situation Mr. Querido. You were on my heart all day long." Pastor said.

(God put our need on Pastor's heart all day long?)

"And I believe that God rewards faithfulness. You have been faithful in your job and He is going to reward it."

Pastor prayed over us, over the situation, over our marriage, and our children. It was done! I knew that the answer was on its way.

And so I write this, not having yet seen the benefit of the prayers, but certain that the answer is coming swiftly. I write this in a spirit of faith and trust in the One Who provides everything. And I write this in gratefulness and appreciation of a God Who expects me to step out in faith and trust, but Who loves me enough to put my situation on the heart of someone who can come alongside my faith and steady my gait.

With anticipation I write this post. Anticipation of the blessings that are going to come about from the Word being worked in our lives.

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful."
Hebrews 10:23

He is faithful to meet every need, even my need for reassurance that He was listening and moving in my life. He is faithful.