Hello, I'm in desperate need of an income. The ...

[yenaffitra]

Hello,

I'm in desperate need of an income. The most immediate need I have is $100 to pay my car insurance before it cancels tomorrow, Tuesday. Besides that, I need a sustainable income. Despite having a master's degree and executive level experience, I've struggled finding a job, like many others, for the last 2.5 years. I've tried several business that didn't make one dime. It's been a bit of a nightmare and I have wondered if I would run out of tears. All of my savings and 401k have been used to take care of the bare necessities such as housing and food. But now, after 2.5 years, those are depleted. I am definitely confused because I have paid my tithes and offerings with every paycheck since 1999. I've studied tithing and gave my tithes with gladness, honored to be able to. All my bills were being paid on time since 1996 and I was happy and thankful for that ability. Never had a car accident or speeding ticket, but paying a little higher car insurance because of my credit. Very sad at the turn of events. This can't be the reaping, it doesn't make sense to me that this is the result of all those years of sowing.

I have an immediate need for $100 to pay my car insurance and going forward a sustaining income, like I had for the last 21 years as an adult. It was wonderful to be able to pay my bills on time and not have to ask anyone for anything. Heck, I was the one to ask and now I'm really struggling, not only financially, but the absolute core of my life, God. 'm struggling with Him as well. I don't know anything but God and the word. I don't want anything but God and the word. This is not an opportunity for me to "try" something else. I have always and continue to want to see the word work in my life and in the lives of other believers. Right now, I'm distressed. I feel like the disciples in the boat. Biggest difference, they freaked out but Jesus was in the flesh, in the boat. They went and touched the human person that he was and he said peace be still. I've searched for Jesus, knowing he is not in human form now, and I'm still in need of his peace and for him to talk to the storm for me.....cuz the storm is ignoring my voice. Please pray on my behalf, thank you!

 

[Articles]

May God hear your request and grant it according to his will. In Jesus Name, Amen.

 

[Jessica12]

I prayed for this. In Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[RMC]

God didn't say you were not going to have problems but He did say in Psalms 34:17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.  I have lived over 58 years, been a Christian over 38 of those years, and I have had problems.  As long as you are alive you will have problems; the only difference will be that God will deliver you and help you with them. You say that you tithe, I tithe over 12% of my income all the time and I still have problems.  The only thing different  is that I have the answer to them.  The answer is Jesus Christ.  As long as we are in the flesh, we will have problems. God says in Psalms 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. Just keep on doing what you are supposed to and God will  do what you cannot do.  Amen.

 

[GodsaysGo]

Say the "Lord's Prayer" slowly until you here God respond. He is there, listen from your heart not your brain. The world is blocking your hearing. Focus and be still.

 

[papafishin52]

Heavenly Father, We ask for your will to be done in this situation. You are a kind, loving, merciful God. Please let your child feel your presence and to trust you in all things. We ask this in the name of your Holy son, Jesus Christ, and it is because of him we can come to your throne. We Thank you for this....Amen...

 

[AdamANT]

Heavenly father I ask that you help us now with our fears, our troubles, our needs. Lord we trust you and place all of these things before you. Please continue to show your favor on this house, in the life of this person, and bless them in Jesus name, Amen! God I struggle for the words to amply convey what I feel for this person but you know. I want to help Lord so desperately and if that is what I want in Jesus name then it can only mean that you want for so much more for your children. Thank you for hearing me God. I am glad you are in the lives of these wonderful people! Amen!

 

[Lifemoreabundant]

I pray in agreement for the will of God to be done in this situation. You are a good God, a mighty god, an awesome God who can do above and beyond anything that we ask. Step in my Lord in Jesus name I prayn in agreement....AMEN!!

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer. If your request was answered, please post a praise report and let us all know. If your request does not seem to have been answered, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer. We all hope that our prayers are answered in the way that we want. Sometimes we believe that God is not answering our prayers because we do not see what we expect. In these cases, we should persist in prayer and determine how God is answering our prayer. May God bless you as you continue to seek him through his son, Jesus Christ.

 

[yenaffitra]

Hello hostadmin, 

Unfortunately the prayer was not answered. My car insurance was cancelled. I contacted my insurance company to find out what happens next and they said it would eventually lapse, which causes other issues, I guess, with getting car insurance in the future. So I pawned my laptop to get the money. But as you know, car insurance is due every month if not paid all at once. So a new payment is due on 1/26/13. I looked back in my history on this site and I prayed this prayer back in December for the car insurance. It was due on 12/24 and would cancel on 1/8 if not paid. Both of those dates went by and I was unable to pay until I pawned my laptop.

I don't know if I should fight or just let everything fall completely apart. This has been a 2+ year trial, tribulation, testing, whatever it is. I'm not certain. I've meditated on I Peter over the last 6 months in trying to find peace through the suffering. I don't know that I'm doing too well because I do not feel peaceful and I am the most discouraged I've ever been in life. I told a Christian friend the other day that life has always been full of struggles. And I know this to be true for everyone, so I don't feel alone in my struggle. But in the past, if I didn't get one thing that I had faith for, there were other things that came about through that same faith, so waiting was not so difficult.  This time the struggle has been immense and has taken everything I've worked for.  I'm okay with that, I really am. BUT, am I supposed to sit still and not apply for jobs when I have very little money and no family support for my finances? This is where the confusion comes in. People say ~ "Oh God has something better", that's why he didn't give you that job. Okay, but what about the other 20 jobs that I've interviewed for and as each day passed, the finances depleted to the point of there being less than $1. Or "God helps those that help themselves". I've applied for over 300 jobs in this 2.5 years, more than I ever have in my entire life. I get told I'm overqualified because I have a master's degree and management level experience. I've tried taking the master's off my resume when applying for a job as a bank teller or a cashier at a grocery store. I get no response. At one point, I had 40 different versions of my resume based on articles about how to get your resume noticed. I've attended job fairs, asked for Linked In connections to assist.....to no avail. 

The only valuables I have left in the "stuff" department are the laptop and the car. The car was such a miracle and a blessing. I was in need of a car and a guy from work sold me the car for $100 (one hundred) back in July 2012. I was so grateful and thankful and thought that that was the beginning of things getting better. But now I am finding it extremely difficult to maintain that blessing. The car insurance, the brakes, gas. I just want to work and earn money to pay for the basics of life. I've always been frugal which is why I was able to last for 2.5 years without unemployment. But at the cost of depleting my savings and 401k. I'm in no way a comparison to Job, but I understand the anguish he felt. And I'm hoping and praying for the restoration he experienced. If God wants to give me double, I'm thankful, but all I want is the self sufficiency that I had for the last 21 years and the ability to help others as I was able to in the past. That's what I want. Thank you so much for your prayers.