RE: Woe, Woe is Me.

[Wayfarer]

 
Woe, woe is me.  I feel like Acts 2:38 girl.  Seems like nothing is working right...and the outlook is for overcast skies with a 100% chance of things getting worse.  I feel like that pathetic glob in the Zolof commercial - lost all my bounce and can t seem to get out from under that cloud.  Woe, woe is me.
 
 Let myself get carried away a few weeks ago and without much aforethought, and certainly and sadly, not any prayer for guidance, bought that new Rockwood Roo hybrid.  And rather than trading in my 1-year old Coleman Utah on it as the dealer only offered me the bottom line wholesale price, paid cash expecting to sell my Utah myself for at least somewhere near NADA suggested low retail.  What happens?  The Roo has problems so it has had to sit in the RV repair shop for some warranty repairs while I ran an ad for 30 days in the local paper trying to sell the Utah.  Not much response.  Then the economy continues on its toboggan slide to hell and is almost there; the mainstay of the local economy, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, starts laying off workers right and left; and nationwide the unemployment rate is at something like an 8 year high; etc., etc., etc.  Then the Utah develops electrical problems.  Then the house develops some problems.  Then the daughter gets sick and will probably be facing surgery.  Then the wife starts having new aches and pains and the doctors are talking osteoporosis and now thyroid problems.  My back is aching more than usual and I ve got a headache and having trouble sleeping.  The computer keeps freezing up on me.  The bank balance keeps going down but my  income is fixed and insurance, property taxes, utilities, the price of gasoline, etc., etc., keep going up.  Woe, woe is me.
 
 Someone said I should cheer up, that things could be worse.  So I tried it.  I cheered up, and sure enough, things got worse!
 
 Hey, folks, that s about how I feel lately...and more often than I really should.  Ever felt that way?  Ever been in that situation where it seems you are whistling in the dark, waiting for the other shoe to drop.  I imagine most of us have.  Sometimes I ask myself what the Lord is trying to teach me in all this then I pray that I ll learn the lesson this time around so I ll not have to go through it again.  
 
 With all this on my mind my daughter asked me if I had forgotten what my favorite verse in the Bible says, the one I quoted to her so many times through the years?  And as I remembered that verse, Philippians 4:19, all the gloom and doom seemed to fade away as the promise assured me that the provision for my needs is in greater hands than mine.  
 
 " ...(and) my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by (or through) Christ Jesus."
 
 That same provision is available to you!
 
 " Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever.  Amen."   (v.20)
 
 Sermon s over.  You re dismissed!

[Turn Key]

 Wayfarer
You hadn t " forgotten" .  Like all of us, you d just lost your grip for a little while.  As it s been said, out of the mouths of babes...!

[vjm1639]

 Wayfarer
" I ve always heard God won t give you more than you can handle.  Sometimes I just wish he didn t trust me so much!"
 
 
 Yep, Wayfarer...we probably HAVE all felt that way at many times in our lives!   What an amazing daughter you have.  []

[birol]

 Wayfarer
We have a different religion, but a lot of commonality bettwen our religions.
 
 
 God has been trusting us a lot too. And I think lovs us a lot, as amongst all this turmoil, we seems to be able to move to a bigger house , which is a dream come true. I just don t know how this would be possible if God didn t want it to happen.
 
 God, give me a job too please ?
 

[Ab Diver]

 Wayfarer
Chuck, not to imply in any way that your problems don t weigh heavily on you, and that I not only feel for you, but also wish I could help....
 
 ....I ve had my own share of problems, but then I have to stop and realize just how bad things *really* can get. A very close friend of mine is fighting the fight of his life right now against brain cancer. I feel as helpless as a baby in this situation, and although I d throw myself in front of a train to save his life, there is not a single thing in *this* world I can do to help him besides simply being there and being his friend. No matter how this battle ends, we ll meet again in the next world.
 
 For me, this puts a LOT of things into perspective. I have the love of my family. I have a wonderful partner in life whom I adore. I have two little girls who are the center of my universe.
 
 Yep, things could be a lot worse.
 
 

[Jo Ann]

 Wayfarer
I do have one question tho...are you saying that in texas, when the ecomony falls, so does crime to the extent that workers in the criminal justice department get laid off???  wouldn t crime get worse instead?

[Wayfarer]

 Wayfarer
No, JoAnn, in Texas the crime rate will pick up and we will need more officers in our prisons.  But the state of Texas, like Calif, is just about broke (well, not really, but they like us to think so) and so they are cutting budgets right and left.  Fortunately, they will not cut the Correctional Officer staff, but they are cutting out many of the bean counters, clerks, typists, pencil pushers, low and mid-level management and other miscellaneous clock watchers and paper shufflers - of which there are more than anyone imagines.  Understand that Huntsville, where I live, is headquarters for TDCJ and the economy and TDCJ are tied together so that when they slow down everything else slows down.  Such is life in Prison City.
 
 BTW:  There are seven prisons within the city limits or just outside and 6 more within spittin  distance, plus all the warehouses, office buildings, etc., etc.  Gets kinda spooky sometimes!  []
 
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[birol]

 Wayfarer
Good luck Wayfarer .....

[jpreiser]

 Wayfarer
Wow hope all works out for you   dont complain to much it will get better. as some of you know I was diagnose with hodgkins lymphoma in december  ( cancer) ... after going thru chemo and now just finishing radiation I think I can handle anything... Now I just have to wait until the end of augest to make sure everything worked....... in the mean time I have been camping and spending time with family and friends... . keep you chin up and remember there is always someone else out there in the same boat or worse.....

[Starcraft Dad]

 Wayfarer
Wayfarer,
 I can relate to where you are coming from.  On July 4th we had some bad storms come thru and did some damage to the store I had worked for.  Been there four years and things were starting to look promising.  But with the damage and lack of insurance ont the stores part, they just couldn t recover and had to close.  That left me with no job.
 
 Then the following week, my DWs best friends EX husband lives in N.J., decided he didn t want to be a daddy anymore and killed her kids.  My DW has been a wreck the last couple of weeks because of all of this.
 
 But on a brighter note,  I did get a new job at a place to where I have weekends and holidays off, more time for camping.  So the saying is true.  When god closes a door he opens a window.  With help from the bible and god, and a belief in ourselves we are making it through the tough times.....again.

[Jo Ann]

 Wayfarer
oh my gawd...that poor woman and your poor wife...and there is nothing to really say in a situation like this....my heart bleeds for her and her little lost souls.

[Mahaffey-Family]

 Wayfarer

" ...(and) my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by (or through) Christ Jesus."  
 
 That same provision is available to you!
 
 " Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen."  (v.20)

 
 Don t give up.  Just keep praying, I know we feel at times we can t handle things, but, please let God guide you.  He will send you the right answer, it may not be the one you want but it will be his will.  Everything will work out.

[Camperroo]

 Wayfarer
ahh that bible verse was just what I needed.  Like you, we have been living a pressure cooker life for several months now.  Husband lost his business due to a slipping economy, I lost my job after I injured my neck and wasn t able to return (still can t - I m in Physical Therapy 3 x week for the past 3 months), bills are piling up including medical bills because our insurance didn t cover everything.  On the bright side hubby got a new job and though the salary is less than what he earned through his business, we are slowly catching up and they will be putting him on their company insurance, which is better than what we have now.  Neck still hurts and the spasms come and go in my shoulders/back, but I see improvement and just have to remain positive while I continue to recover over the next few months.   Our children are great kids and know we ve had to cut back alot but they aren t complaining.   We ve been very lucky over the years and will get through this slide.   Getting up to the campground is our time to just hang out and not worry so much.

[campingcop]

 Wayfarer
> > >         The CROSS
 > > >         A young man was at the end of his rope, seeing no way out, he
 > > dropped to his knees in prayer
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >         " Lord, I can t go on,"  he said. " I have too heavy a cross to
 > > bear."
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >         The Lord replied, " My son, if you can t bear its weight, just
 > > place your cross inside this room.
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >         Then, open that other door and pick out any cross you wish."
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >         The man was filled with relief and said, " Thank you Lord,"  and
 > > he did as he was told.
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >         Upon entering the other room, he saw many crosses; some so
 > > large the tops were not visible. Then, he spotted a tiny cross leaning
 > > against a far wall.
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >     " I d like that one, Lord,"  he whispered. The Lord replied, " My
 son,
 > > that is the cross you just brought in."
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >         When life s problems seem overwhelming, it helps to look
 around
 > > and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself far
 > > more fortunate than you imagined.
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >         YOUR CROSS
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >         Whatever your cross
 > > >         Whatever your pain
 > > >         There will always be sunshine
 > > >         After the rain
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >         Perhaps you may stumble
 > > >         Perhaps even fall
 > > >         But God s always there
 > > >         To help you through it all
 
 
               I think this sort of says it all