Monday, March 7, 2011

Just another unemployed Monday

So this morning I was reading about Solomon and how instead of asking God to give him wealth, power and fame, he asked for wisdom when he became the new king of Israel.  And I thought, what if I asked for wisdom?  Would my lack of employment concern me less?  Would I stop freaking out about how to pay for the kids' college in the fall?  Would I value the days more?  Focus more on what I can influence and less on what I can't?  Stop getting annoyed because my kids didn't call me this weekend?  Well, there is no hope on that last one but otherwise it seems like asking for wisdom is a good idea.

So I asked God for wisdom.  And the first thought that came to me is that maybe a really good use of my time now is to focus less on myself and more on others, starting with my husband.  There are only so many hours of a day a person can spend on job boards and sending networking emails.  I feel wiser already.

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