Today we saw a rainbow!

We are trying our best to enjoy this crazy Australian spring weather, but today was tough. It started last night with dime sized hail for about twenty minutes. Then this morning it was raining pretty hard...after we got to college for chapel it was just plain windy and freezing... when all was said and done this afternoon as Robert and I walked home from Church the sun started to shine and just before we got home Robert pointed behind us to show me the most beautiful rainbow I have ever seen. It stretched across what seemed like the entire sky in a perfect half circle... and I saw both ends of it, it was absolutely incredible. To me this rainbow was a sign from God that he has not forgotten us and that he WILL take care of us.

Yesterday I was working at the cafe and just after we closed and had cleaned up for the day, my manager sat me down to tell me that I was being "let go". I never knew how hard those words were to hear, or that anyone actually says it that way, but he did. He said it was strictly because business has been bad and apparently the owners aren't making enough money so they will have to work more shifts and can't afford to keep me on staff. So yesterday was officially my last day of work.

I left work to go with Robert and Alex our friend (she's a girl) to the passion conference in the city. We had an AMAZING time. Louie Giglio, Chris Tomlin and the David Crowder Band were all part of the evening. It was a blessed night and honestly I worshipped God harder than I have in a while. It was sort of surreal...the idea that I just lost my job and our only income but it's okay because God is still God and worthy of my worship.

So...as I was riding up the escalator last night before I saw Robert and Alex thinking how was I going to tell them. A peace from God came over me and I remember thinking, this is a way to build my faith. God KNEW I was going to lose my job and he also knows that we have to pay our bills this week. He is sovereign and he is looking out for Robert and I, even if I can't get my head around how. The beautiful thing is that God has given me a great peace and trust over the situation. That I don't have to cry about it (which I haven't yet) because he is taking care of us. He has brought us this far and he's not going to stop providing for us now.

I am taken back to a few months ago when I didn't get that job at the Salon and I remember how it seemed to crush my faith in God at the time. I was totally confused and almost upset at God because I didn't understand what he was doing. I feel like in that situation I in some ways failed God in trusting in him. SO...maybe he is giving me another chance to put my faith fully in him this time, and so far so good! I am not being careless over the situation just because I am not worrying about it. If I trust in God to provide for us then I am being faithful to his call. It sort of cracks me up because I remember the other day praying that God would build my faith in Him, faith to move mountains (unbeknownst to me that I was going to lose my job in two days). He is giving me the opportunity to have what I prayed for. Now, I would have hoped for maybe a little easier situation but hey, he is God.

Last night I wanted to question God about it. I said to Robert, "I just don't understand". And he reminded me that I don't have to understand. Isn't that freeing, that we don't have to understand God's way...we just have to trust in it, and be available to be moved by him. As I began to question I was immediately reminded of Job when he questioned God about all the harm that was done to him. God did not answer his question, he simply responded by humbling Job and reminding him of who He was and who Job was. So... I decided not to question God because I figured I wouldn't get very far.

So we will trust in God and His great plan for us. I do however need a job of some sort so that is a big prayer request. One praise is that our car finally sold on ebay! Yay, so Robert will meet the guy tomorrow so he can take the car. That will help pay our rent for the next two weeks which is awesome.

I am reminded of when we get comfortable in our situation. I think back to when we were in Charleston, we really were comfortable financially. We were by no means making great money, but we did not need for anything either. Right now we are so in need of our Father's provision that it is refreshing. I would not trade my renewed and growing faith in God for my job back. What can I say, this is absolutely an adventure!!!! haha. Thanks for reading to the bottom. Love you, Miss you to everyone!