tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102136210811676932.post8780294213975889966..comments2023-10-22T02:21:48.733-07:00Comments on The Whitfield Family: I trust you Lord...I think??Deborah Anne Whitfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13361914005398511798noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102136210811676932.post-11845785796629713232010-03-15T17:36:01.519-07:002010-03-15T17:36:01.519-07:00I could almost cut out this post and paste it on m...I could almost cut out this post and paste it on my blog as my own! I started back full-time today and am right there with you emotionally. Difference is I love my job, but am having to decide if I need to go elsewhere for financial reasons. I keep repeating Proverbs 3:5&6 to myself...funny thing is...this passage always reminds me of YOU and Jenn...I know it's a favorite for you both. "Trust in the Lord with ALL YOUR HEART"...man, that's a hard one...but we've got to do it.<br /><br />This is the prayer I have posted on my mirror...I'll pray it for you too, precious one.<br /><br />"Thank you for the gift and calling of motherhood. Help me to remember that my love for my children is merely a reflection of your own love for them. With that in mind, give me grace to surrender my anxiety. Replace it with a sense of trust and calm as I learn to depend on you for everything. I trust that you have your own purposes at work and that my children are a part of it. I trust you for what's best for my family."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102136210811676932.post-81130057885264165772010-03-08T04:59:04.455-08:002010-03-08T04:59:04.455-08:00I completely feel your pain. During this tax seaso...I completely feel your pain. During this tax season I have gone stretches of two-three days without even getting to see Kellen. I know it doesn't sound like that much, but the worst part is that he is right there in the next room... why can't I go hold him?!?! The answer is because my wife might murder me if I woke him up at 10pm when I got home. I leave the house at 6am and whenever I hear him make a sound through the monitor I ask Steph "Is he awake?"... just hoping that maybe he woke up early, so that I can go give him a hug before I go to work. I don't think you are being selfish or ungrateful, I think you love your little ones and want to help provide them with a financially stable home but you hate to lose a single minute with them. Don't feel bad. Put on a smile, kiss your lil' ones whenever you get the chance, and know that things will work out. If you trust your thought process for the decision, trust the path that it leads you.BigPortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02087772471983137218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102136210811676932.post-91998513024685941542010-03-06T18:28:36.659-08:002010-03-06T18:28:36.659-08:00Hey Girl! I have been praying for you! It is so ...Hey Girl! I have been praying for you! It is so hard to leave a job that we love and start a new one. But you are one of the strongest and sweetest people I know and before long you will get right into the swing of thing! Give little Miss SS and lil Hamp kisses and hugs from us! <br /><br />Love ya!Stephanie sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140761741131291825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102136210811676932.post-22035860579543031302010-03-06T10:48:24.799-08:002010-03-06T10:48:24.799-08:00While my heart is heavy for you right now, I know ...While my heart is heavy for you right now, I know that the Lord will grant you grace and mercy to get you through this time. It is out of your comfort zone and that is what you are feeling!! It IS hard to be a wife, mother and employee!! You are such a strong girl, though. And knowing that you have 5 days of the week to spend all day with Scott, SS and Hampton should comfort your heart. I love you and miss you so much, but know that the Lord gives us opportunities in our lives so that we can molded and shaped to be more like Him!!! Let Phillipians 4:12 and 13 be your prayer for this moment in your work life!!! YOU ARE WONDERFUL and never forget it!!!David Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480574542422684982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102136210811676932.post-37365995369958136532010-03-06T05:38:02.275-08:002010-03-06T05:38:02.275-08:00my heart hurts for you friend...but, i'm SO pr...my heart hurts for you friend...but, i'm SO proud of you.<br />you are listening & obeying the LORD and that's all HE asks you to do. <br />you are a GREAT wife & mom.<br />i will be praying that the lord will give you a joy about the hospital jobs and a peace about leaving the kiddos. <br />praying for you friend!!!<br />i love you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00248865983908335761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102136210811676932.post-46628093438880468412010-03-06T03:50:10.397-08:002010-03-06T03:50:10.397-08:00Hang in there sister! It's going to get better...Hang in there sister! It's going to get better. I remember when you were apprehensive about starting at the ENT place because you didn't know anyone. One day, Trinity will feel like your comfort zone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102136210811676932.post-47727955805776630382010-03-05T23:03:35.880-08:002010-03-05T23:03:35.880-08:00Very well said... you can really feel it. I strugg...Very well said... you can really feel it. I struggled with that very same "trust" issue really bad a few years ago. Oh believe me I would say I trusted God..b/c that is the "christianese" thing to say. And I think the enemy plays a good trick and gulit when you suddenly don't "feel" it when you really really need it. Tust is so much a physical thing as it is an emotion...same thing as love. I will never forget the moment when I was struggleing with it God laid on my heart this question " Krista, do you love me enough ..to trust me?" wow- felt like someone just hit me in the gut. I was scared... here's the def of trust .... Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.<br />2. Custody; care.<br />3. Something committed into the care of another; charge.<br />4. <br />a. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one.<br />b. One in which confidence is placed.<br />5. Reliance on something in the future; hope.<br />6. Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit<br /><br />Wow , huh ? That is what God wants ! Look at those key words.. -confidence- -reliance- -hope- -intention- -firm- THAT'S OUR GOD!!! I would go to God in prayer with God ...this is how I am feeling ...scared...sorrow (and I would go on and on) but Lord I WILL trust in you and with that Lord place in me the confidence reliance hope intention and firmness in me. Slowly but surely over time and me allowing God... did it happen. Nnow don't get me wrong , there are still plently of days that I feel the other way ... but now I know what TRUST meant and so I would throw that in the enemies face. You have a beautiful family .... and this is all apart of it. With having five kids I know what it feels like but the opposite ... God wanted me to stay at home with them and out of the work force. Keep your head up toward the throne, heart humbled before His feet, and knee pads on the knees ...lol. Take care! Your sister in Christ, Krista D.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060803848321127962noreply@blogger.com