Just recently, I came from a 40-day vacation from work. It was my first ever vacation in the Philippines more than 2 years since I left there.
Indeed, every moment at home was precious and most of my times were spent only with my family. That’s my decision before I even went home because I realized that my time at work is way more than my time with my family. After all, their presence is more important than my work itself.
I think I just made the right decision then. I’m just so grateful to God for allowing us to spend time together and create memories while there’s still chance.
However, there are always two sides of a coin. Behind our happy moments are daily struggles and even monthly should I say. I think you already have an idea of what it is.
To be honest with you, for the past 1 year prior to my vacation and even up to now, I am struggling financially. Not that much but it’s really a concern for me. I’m not buried in debt though.
Our monthly salary is delayed. It started May 2016 wherein it was delayed for few days and the days became week, to 10 days, to 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 1 month and even 45 days. At first, it was really a struggle for me to adjust my budget but as months passed by, I got used to it. Still, there were times that I fell short but I was able to overcome so.
Maybe some of you can relate how hard but fulfilling it is to send a brother or sister in college especially if you receive your salary late. It’s not easy I’m telling you because I have experience that first hand. It’s not easy especially if you are the breadwinner of the family. Sometimes, you just want to give up and forget about your responsibilities but you can’t just do it. Because you love your family and because you love them, you need to sacrifice and just be committed to them.
Nevertheless, I never failed to give my monthly tithes or offering for the Lord except from April up to July because I honestly gave it late. But still my point is that God knows and understands what I’m going through. Because He knows that my salary is always delayed, He never failed to provide for my needs as well as theirs especially when my mother was confined in the hospital for 5 days a week after I arrived in Abu Dhabi from vacation.
I’m really out of budget considering that most of my money was spent during my vacation. I’m really worried where to get money from but I’m more than worried for my mother since it’s her first time to be confined in the hospital. I have to strengthen my faith, spend time in prayer and just trust that God will save us again that time.
Indeed, He never failed us. Though my salary was delayed, we were able to find another way to augment the needed amount for my mother to be discharged from the hospital. And the most important of all was that my mother was discharge healthy and no other serious health conditions. Just simply need to adjust sleeping timing and discipline in the food intake and some exercises.
After all of what have happened, especially the times that when my salary was delayed, God, himself, took over with a bonus of healing and saving my mother from possible health problems.
Our experiences as a family may not be as exactly the same as yours but for sure you all have your own set of struggles. I would like to encourage you at this very moment to just continue to pray and trust God that all will be well and will fall in its proper places. Don’t give up, live up instead. Live up to God’s promises for you and your family.
To end, I have to leave you with this Bible passage from the Book of Psalms 28:7 which says – “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him and He helps me. My heart leaps for joy and with my song I praise Him.”
With that, may God be praised!
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