God is faithful

I sit here tonight thinking about what the future holds for me.  I am a teacher.  I have taught for eight years.  I have a Master's Degree in Reading, and hold 2 credentials.  I am taking a class and studying for a test to get yet another credential in hopes that it will help me find a job.  Yes,  a job.  I was laid off due to budget constraints.  I have no idea where to go from here.  I have officially received my last paycheck, and I have a savings account to get me through the summer. Come September, I will not have health insurance or an income of any kind.  I must remember now more than ever that God is faithful.  He has always been, and He will always be. 

Jeremiah 29:11 (New International Version)

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Philippians 4:4-7 (New International Version)

 ⁴Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ⁵Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ⁶Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 (New International Version)

¹⁹And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 6:25-34 (New International Version)

Do Not Worry

 ²⁵"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? ²⁶Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ²⁷Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life^{a]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[a]}?

 ²⁸"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. ²⁹Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ³⁰If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? ³¹So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' ³²For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

I will hold onto these words of truth tightly over the next few months.  I have no idea what God will do, but I must be faithful and believe that He will do something.  I am a bit excited about this, because I am in a perfect place for God to do ANYTHING.  Not that He couldn't anyway, but I'm wide open.  I just pray that my faith remains steady and firm. :)  

Thank you Jesus for all that you have done in my life, and for all that you will do.  I love you, and I couldn't do any of this without you. :)