I went through a major change this week. I left one of my part time jobs. I say this is major not because my finances will be tight, or because I've never quit a job before without hating that job. I say this is major because I'm trusting more of my life to God.
In that job I was making an extra $250 a month which helped with making ends meet and being able to take my wife out for a nice date. Recently we paid off a rather large bill and even with the purchase, lease actually, of a new car we found ourselves saving about $250 a month. So what was financially necessary from that part time job was no longer needed. Of course, just as most of you do, I worry if the extra money would still be useful.
The decision to leave that job wasn't mainly financial, though. It had more to do with me needing the time to finish my studies on time in order to graduate this school year. That, above all else, is becoming a driving factor in the decisions I make for my life these days. It would seem that all other things are becoming an afterthought, which is good in one sense and not so good in others.
Parts of my life are falling behind, I'm forgetting other deadlines, I'm not as organized as I would like to be. But I am also surrounded by caring, loving, understanding people who share the path I'm on and that is where I find the strength to keep going.
Although I'm in a place that might be considered "darkness" (not too dark, though), I have many points of light leading me through it. My life is about following Jesus, and the sacrifices I'm making are well worth it.
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