The Mountains seem high....

It seems as we are in a time where we are desperately searching for the bottom.  We feel as if the ground has been pulled out from under us and just as we think we have hit the bottom and there is no further we must go, the bottom falls again.  We found out yesterday that the little (and I mean little) bit of remaining money we had has now been taken as the IRS put a levy on our bank account for the small amount of taxes we have been paying on for some time but have recently not been able to keep up the payment on.  They took our last few dollars in an attempt to reconcile our account.  I really believed that they would just be patient with us- we owed less than $1,000 to them and I know there are so many other people who owe so much more, I don't know why they needed to take our little remaining stash of money. 

In addition, my sweet s-i-l's car was repossesed last Friday- a result of non payment- as they are in the same or worse financial condition then we are.  My hubby's truck started stalling out last week and we found out yesterday that it is the fuel pump- a $500 fix that we just don't have right now.  My m-i-l was changing her contacts on Saturday morning and the chemical that was used to clean her contacts did not react properly to change to water and she has a severe chemical burn on her eye- in addition to the large cyst on my f-i-l's back that had to be lanced yesterday- both trips resulted in trips to the ER and both times they deferred payment as they are also with us in this situation.  Lastly, there is now a legal judgement personally placed against my husband, my b-i-l, and my f-i-l for loans that they personally guaranteed beyond the protective scope of the LLC they were working under.

Why am I listing all of the trials we are going through??  Why is the fire so hot for us all right now??  I can only believe that it is a direct result of the Lord working things out in our lives.  He is bringing us to a newer, higher place in Him that requires an immense refining process.  I know that He is still in control, regardless of our current circumstances that might- to the unbelieving eye- look as if He has forgotten us.  IT'S NOT POSSIBLE- He CAN'T forget us- we are His children and He LOVES us.  I rest in that knowledge at this time and I cannot wait to report the wonderous work He has done in and through us in these trying times.

Blessings to all!!

03:32 - Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - post comment

Ah, bless you

I will definitely pray for you. We have been where you are. It was hard.
For us, what was required was repentance. You have no idea how we had to repent. Things we thought were just OK ideas and ambitions were not, in our case, they were idols and sinful longings. And we had to repent, repent and repent again.
We're kind of back on our feet - we have to trust Him every day still, but oh, how I remember those dark days and feel your pain.
I just hope you can feel our prayers, and find the faith and humility to carry on.
Jackie
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jackiebridgen - 04:11 - Tuesday, May 6, 2008

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