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I have a severe back problem, which keeps me from doing construction work. I am also unable to collect unemployment, unable to find work and have a mortgage on my house and bills to pay.
While I know I am not alone, and that self-pity will not get me anywhere, it does get hard-which is why it was so encouraging to read your article "Work: It's More Than Just a Job " in the January-February issue. There were such wonderful reminders of how God takes care of us but also requires us to work hard to find work.
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We are saddened to hear of your financial and health trials. God allows us to be tested by difficult circumstances that come upon us, sometimes through no fault of our own. But God can use these situations to increase our faith, patience and compassion for others (James 1:3; 1 Peter 1:7).
Learning to rely on God through hardship while doing our part in faithful obedience helps prepare us for God's coming Kingdom (Romans 8:28). The apostle Paul learned that "we must through many tribulations enter the Kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22).
It's helpful to recall a little-known biblical passage that can be quite encouraging in difficulties hard to fully understand. The prophet Habakkuk received news so terrible that it took away all of his strength. He felt as though there was no way he could go on. But then his outlook changed. As he explained:
"When I heard this message, I felt weak from fear, and my lips quivered. My bones seemed to melt, and I stumbled around . . . Fig trees may no longer bloom, or vineyards produce grapes; olive trees may be fruitless, and harvest time a failure; sheep pens may be empty, and cattle stalls vacant-but I will still celebrate because the Lord God saves me. The Lord gives me strength. He makes my feet as sure as those of a deer, and he helps me stand on the mountains" (Habakkuk 3:16-19, Contemporary English Version). Thinking about God's promises bolstered his faith.
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