Pain may last for the night...

This is the song on my heart tonight...

I'm trading my sorrow
I'm trading my shame
I'm laying it down for the joy of the Lord

I'm trading my sickness
I'm trading my pain
I'm laying it down for the joy of the Lord

Chorus:
And we say yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord
Yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord
Yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord Amen

I'm pressed but not crushed persecuted not abandoned
Struck down but not destroyed
I'm blessed beyond the curse for his promise will endure
And his joy's gonna be my strength

Though the sorrow may last for the night
His joy comes with the morning

Sorrow and pain comes in many different forms...for the Gilliland family it has been job loss and money struggles...I lost my job 8/8/14 and began the search for a job. I put in over 100 applications and had about 15 interviews...the last two I felt really good about. I felt really good about the last two but prayed God would close a door because I had no clue what my decision would be and I didn't want to make the wrong one. I haven't felt so low in a long time, wondering why I was looking so hard with no return...finally my phone rang and I got the news I had a job!!!! 

12/4/14 I was almost 3 months in and beginning to feel we were caught up and comfortable again...I finally felt like the knot in my stomach was easing up and I could breath again...only to get a call from Bryan that he lost his job.

He began his search for a new job and that knot returned...however 12/15 he did get a temp/part-time job at Hobby Lobby setting up the store. While this is great and I am praising God for it, we have yet to see a paycheck from it and now missing two from previous job & not knowing when this may end with nothing else lined up, my head wonders...but in this my heart is certain, God has a plan and a purpose. God will use this for His Glory. God knows the outcome before all this began...I don't know who will read this or even if anyone will, this may only be so I can see it before me but He loves us, so much that He sent His only Son to save us and if He loves us that much what we face here (job loss, CANCER, loss of a loved one, whatever) is for His purpose so He gets the Glory!

So I will rejoice no matter the circumstance, in the ONE who loves me!