Doug's Season

Well, Doug has a job....and I hate it! Ok, so to be fair, I am extremely thankful that God provided Doug with a job. He was only out of work about 5 weeks which is amazing. However, the job he has is terrible! He is working mandatory 10 hour days Monday through Friday and 8 hours on Saturday. When you factor in that it is almost an hour away, he is gone over 70 hours a week. All this to not even make what he was making in 40 hours at Pekin. It's just a hard place to be. My big issue is that I feel like I haven't really had to give up anything in coming here. I left some good friends in Pekin, but I moved near some good friends and my family here. I also just brought my business with me, really no big deal. Doug, however, gave up an amazing job where he put a lot of time in to be at the place where he was, almost sergeant. He moved away from his friends and family. I just feel like he gave up everything and now is really getting the raw end of the deal.

The good news is that I truly believe this is a season. I do not believe God called us here to have Doug be gone so much. It is not healthy for our family or our marriage. The question is, how long will this season last? The frustrating part is that God never tells! See, this is where our faith and trust is still being put to the test. We have stepped out in faith to just up and move here, but obviously, God wants more. He must have more to teach us, more growing for us to do. I'm sure when we're on the other side we'll be able to look back and know it was all worth it, it's just not that easy while you're living in your season.

I was reading Psalm 43:5 today:

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God

Hope in God, that is all I have to do. Hope in God, Trust in God, Wait on God.