It’s been a while since I shared a thought here. Mainly because so much has been going on in my life, and in my nation. If you aren’t already familiar with what’s going in Kenya, please look it up.
For quite a number of years now, I’ve sensed the Lord guide me towards a career change. At first, I ignored the ‘feeling’ and thought perhaps I simply needed a revised strategy or new approach to my work. But at the start of this year the ‘feeling’ was too loud for me to keep ignoring. I no longer found joy in my work. It had become an unpleasant chore that I performed because I had no choice. Well, that, and I needed the money!
At the start of this year (2024), I decided to get on board with what I was sensing the Lord say to me and I walked away. It was very difficult because this was what I had done since 2006; and all that I was an expert at. Plus, I couldn’t see where the Lord was leading me to. But in March, He brought about an opportunity that I thought was something to do while I wait for the next real job. This is now the final week of July, and the ‘real job’ hasn’t come along yet. What’s started to dawn on me is that this opportunity might be ‘the real job!’
This new opportunity has come with a much lower income, but it is also something that I’m enjoying. However, between the lower income and unrest in Kenya, I have been very anxious about my financial security. I must say I’ve been struggling to trust that God will provide and that He has my back. Some days it’s gone well, and other days it hasn’t.
But God doesn’t only have me covered financially, He had already gone ahead of me and worked in me to write and publish a little book a few years ago. I thought I needed the book at the time I was writing it, but I realise that I need it even more now. One thing that has amazed me about how God works is that the little book brings me so much comfort and peace. Every time I re-read it, it’s as though I’m reading it for the first time!
When I look around me, there seems to be turmoil almost everywhere and it seems that we are in need of words that bring peace and comfort more than ever. So, if you find yourself staring at uncertainty and need to hear God’s personal assurance to you, check out the eBook here: Uncertain Times: God’s Personal Assurance to You