Like you, I have been following the economy all year, especially for my industry, that is suffering all over the country. It goes without saying, that many have lost their jobs and others are wondering if they will be next.
Personally I have been there, twice. It is a very scary time and if you are debt laden and have no savings to draw on, it will be financially devastating. Today, I have relatives, friends, and fellow church members that are without jobs and looking and praying.
I could give you all the biblical advice that I could think of and you may or may not listen or heed, but I want to share with you what a little girl once wrote that has meant the world to me. When I am feeling down or indulging in self pity I pull this out and read it.
"Dear Daddy,
I wish I could tell you this in words but for some reason sometimes I can't talk. To get to the point, Daddy I know by fact that you are going to get a job and do good. If nobody else believes in you and knows that you can do it, believe me, I do. I know that you can do it. Your the greatest dad anybody could ever have. And your the most hard working person to. I wish I could be like you."
That little girl is a grown woman now and until now I don't think she has ever known what that note has meant to me. I am glad she couldn't tell me in person, because I would not have had this to read and re-read all these years.
If you are working through unemployment, and your self worth is in doubt, do not despair. There is someone close to you who simply loves you. Not for what you bring in but because of who you are and what you mean to them. Your family is praying and your friends are praying.
