October 16, 2002

  • Mark 8:34   And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
    35   For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
    36   For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?


    Priorities.  Its so easy to loose sight of mine.    I think I mentioned I bounced some checks.  We're still dealing with the bulk of that.  And last night our online service got disconnected.  But I didn't realize it until they were closed.  I was FREAKING out because I was absolutely 100% convinced we bounced a bunch more checks.  And their should have been about a LOT of money in their.  Major anxiety.  Woke up dh.  Cried.  Thought some terrible things about how useless I was.  Scared myself by thinking those thoughts.   Then dh remembered we had 24 hour phone banking.  So he called them~~we had the money.  We were safe.  


    Now we have to figure out why our online service is being butts.  We have a receipt saying we payed them, but for unknown reasons they can't find it.  Just forwarded it back to them.  UGH.


    And I've officially resigned from doing the books. 


    In Bible study it says God will always make a way to escape from temptation.  We've talked about this a lot.  Well I was stressing about how to fix the books, how to how to how to I can't.  And Rob was just standing their quietly saying you don't have to I will.  But its MY job I said silently.  But Rob said I can do it.  So I listened to the way to escape and am giving it back to him. 


    How often do we do that with God.  We think we HAVE to do something.  But God says no you don't.  And we say but EVERYBODY expects it of me etc, etc.  But God says NO child *I* don't.    LET GO LET GOD.  so so easy to say and so impossible some days to do.  So I let go of something.


    And I feel relief.  I denied my pride and gave it to God.  phew I can function again.


        

Comments (6)

  • Good for you!  I am glad you gave the finances over to Rob.  He's a good man there.  You don't need the stress. 

  • Praise God for a husband who is will to do it.

  • Glad you've got such a supportive husband. He sounds like such a lovely man!

  • My hubby won't touch the books. lol  Because of previous problems before we were married he's now scared to death of it, so I do it and make sure he's up to date on everything...and I'd be lost without my automatic banking over the phone!   I think it's saved me a few times--I've caught on to some minor problems like that before it got worse. 

  • Things will work out.  Even my CPA husband has bounced a couple or our checks. ( I am not even going to mention the things I have done )  I am glad that you found a way to relieve the stress.  There is not a rule saying that the wife has to do the finances.  I applaud you for your decision to do what you think is best, no matter the pride thing.

  • I on the other hand have never been in the books! I am VERY bad at managing money. DH takes care of it.

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