God Is On Our SidePsalms 118:6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?I had been working as a social worker in the nursing home for over 3 years, it was very stressful but very rewarding work. I figured that I would probably stay there until I retired. I had pulled up stakes, gone to a new town, bought a nice house, decorated it and moved in for the long haul. Things were perfect, I loved my house, I loved my residents and I loved my job. I got great evaluations, worked well with all of the staff and was even nominated for ‘Caregiver of the Year’. Then my new boss decided that his “friend” would be a better social worker then me – just like that - I no longer had a job. I was totally devastated and my self confidence was non existent. I spent the next few weeks in bed, I was a mess and really deep into depression. Even though I left God out of all of this, He did not leave me. He pulled me up out of my devastation through the Bible and a lot prayer from family and friends. My mom had already been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and it was getting to be unsafe for her to stay home alone. So I turned my attention to taking care of her, which I have been doing fulltime for the past 2½ years. For a little more then a year now, we have lived in a condo a few miles from my brother and near two of my children.
We found a wonderful church, we are closer to family and I have really enjoyed the time to study God’s word. Isn’t our Father amazing? He took a dejected & depressed social worker who was wallowing in self-pity and turned her into a happy caregiver.
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