It has been one week since I left the Refuge and it has been
non-stop. I was on the road only a few hours on my road-trip to Toledo
and the Lord used me to help a friend via phone to have a
huge breakthrough on an issue that has been worrying her for years.
It felt amazing that the Lord used me that quickly.
I arrived in Toledo just in time to see my children before they
left to go out for my sons 9th birthday. I was invited by my ex-husband
to join them. I ended up going out to dinner with them and joined them
for a small party at the restaurant. My son was so happy. It was very
difficult for me to be in the same room with my ex-husband and his new
wife but I overcame the anxiety and enjoyed celebrating my sons 9th
birthday with him. I consider it a baby step forward to peace within the
broken relationship with my ex and his wife.
I hadn't even been back 24 hours and I received a phone call from a possible employer that I was greatly anticipating working for. I was told I did not get the position. It felt like a punch to the gut but I will not let the attack bring me down. I took the hit and continued on.
When I left the Refuge I felt led to stay at the local homeless shelter for women. I was out with Sharon from the Free2BMe Project checking out a job opportunity and she suggested we drive by the shelter to check it out. We slowly drove by and there was women just hanging out smoking in the parking lot. It is in a bad area and it looked very rough. I felt another door shut. When I left the Refuge all I new was that I needed to go to the shelter, I wasn't sure for how long but apparently driving by was long enough for the Lord to show me that that was not what He had intended for me.
I've been staying with my dad until the Lord opened and closed doors.
My thoughts immediately went to an apartment on the east side of
Toledo that was vacant that my dad owns. It is a house with three units
and one is vacant but the previous renters trashed the place and it
needs a lot of work. I continued to pray over it for the next couple of
days and I went over and checked it out. I decided to start fixing the
place up regardless if I stayed there or not because either way it
needed to be done. While cleaning I started losing hope again and was
getting overwhelmed. After seeking wisdom from a few different people,
confirmation kept coming in that I should stay there. For the past four
days my dad and I have been fixing the place up. I am staying with my
dad until it's ready. It has no stove or refrigerator and I have no
furniture but I know the Lord always provides. My dad so graciously said
that I can stay as long as I want so I don't have to worry about moving
again anytime soon.
This apartment will be a great "home-base" for whatever the Lord has
planned for me.
I have a job opportunity with a company called Mission
Nutrition which is a Christian based company. I could be a Wellness
Trainer-Independent Distributor with the potential to open my own store.
I meet next Thursday with them.
I have gone through many different emotions since I have been back:
Joy, anxiety, upset, happiness, fear, hope, and relief. It
is amazing how in one week so much can happen and change. With Christ I
come through it all with peace and confidence that He has everything
under control.
Following His Lead,
Renee
Matthew 6:25-27
“That is
why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough
food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food,
and your body more than clothing? Look
at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for
your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him
than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
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