Last month, I blogged about a strange feeling I had. I felt I should sell all my possessions and give to the poor. I haven't exactly done that. I'm married and can't simply sell our stuff or give it away.
Scripture is the only thing set in stone, not my strange feeling that may or may not be from the Lord. Scripture says that I'm to obey and submit to my husband, and that is what I must do. (Ephesians 5; Colossians 3; 1 Peter 3) Therefore, I've talked to my hubby about my feelings and urge to live simpler and give away what we don't need. That's as far as I can go right now.
Disclaimer: I am convinced that God is sovereign and there are no coincidences. Everything happens for God glorifying reasons and somehow fits into a grander picture than I can see. However, I've been offered a job, and it seems completely random to me.
With this job, I could work from home. It isn't time consuming. It includes social media, which I love. It also includes blogging, which may fall under "social media." I'm not sure. It would be extra income. There may be health insurance. I may be able to use my love of Jesus, teaching children, couponing, homemaking, educational technology, literature... I don't know exactly what all I may be able to use.
Now, I think back to the urge lately to give to the poor. Perhaps, God is using this random job opportunity to give us what we need to give away.
More money means more to give. More to give means more ways to reach the least of these. Reaching the least of these means serving Christ in a tangible way. Serving Christ in a tangible way reaps beautiful everlasting rewards. Everlasting rewards mean a heart filled with all the treasures found in God. All the treasures found in God satisfy a soul completely!
Tomorrow I'll be tidying up my resumé, (It has lain dormant in our attic for nearly 5 years.) and answering interview questions. At first, I was terrified and unsure about whether to even accept the job offer. However, God showed me in His Word recently that He'll take care of me in this venture, and so here I am: A SAHM who may be venturing into the world of Social Media, only to see what the Lord would have us do with the money. What?!
[Jesus said,] “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
(Luke 12:32-34 ESV)
"You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore."
(Psalm 16:11 ESV)
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