Through all these oh so hurtful and tough times these past few weeks; with actually being fired from a company for whom I have worked the past 10 years - God's Word has been a rock.
These memory verses, and the scriptures passages that we've been studying, have been a source of strength. To know that Psalm 139:16 tells me that every day of my life was recorded in God's book before I was ever born is such a relief. The day I was fired I was in shock and hurt but I clung to that verse; the knowledge that this event didn't surprise God. To know that He knew it was coming and that He has already promised in Romans 8:28 that He will work everything to my good was a truth I could hang on to. Those thoughts gave me strength and hope.
Through the following days Philippians 4:8 has been a guide for my mind. To not focus on what happened or how I was wronged but to make a conscious choice to focus on whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - to have my mind dwell on those things.
Living this way allows me to experience contentment in the midst of hurtful life events.
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