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Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust Him.

In myself I have peace with God. I love God, I love His Son, Jesus. I love His word and love to meditate on it. My problem is that I allow other people’s bad behavior to affect me. For example: I have a Doctors appointment on Monday. I already have white coat syndrome and have high blood pressure when I go to the doctor. My work is a very negative place. The lady that is in my department said she was taking the date 11/12 off so I felt ok about coming in late because of my doctors appointment. She knew about my doctors appointment. We have to write our time off on a white board. She then tells me she is taking off 11/9-11/15. I showed her the white board where our time off is shown and she shrugged her shoulders and said “The boss is going to be mad but it doesn’t matter to me.” The boss will get mad at me because I will be the one there. Which is no big deal, it just adds to my anxiety. I know that this is satan’s work and no one else’s. I so want to get rid of this issue. Any practical advice?

Psalm 43:3 Send me your light and faithful care, let them lead me; bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.

Psalm 62:1 Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.

1 John 1:5 This is the message that we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Hatred stirs up strife. But love covers all sins. Proverbs 10:12 A wrathful man stirs up strife. But he who is slow to anger allays contention. Proverbs 15:18 The beginning of strife is like releasing water; therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts. Proverbs 17:14 for you are still carnal, for where there is strife and divisions among you are you not carnal and behaving like mere men. 1 Corinthians 3:3 But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing they generate strife. 2 Timothy 2:23

Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He.

Psalm 145:13 Your Kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is trustworthy in all His promises and faithful in all He does.

One way to get heart knowledge is to study the word of God. Therefor you can get head knowledge first that becomes heart knowledge. You may get a revelation from the Holy Spirit that becomes heart knowledge before head knowledge. John 6: 68-69 Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is in your midst, The Mighty One will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.

Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

Psalm 27:13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

Psalm 33:4 For the word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all he does.

Nehemiah 9:17 But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.

The Lord has appeared of old to me saying “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore with loving kindness I have drawn you.” Jeremiah 31: 3

Anyone hear from Beaujangles lately?

Some of you may know that my occupation is a seamstress/pattern cutter. My previous supervisor was very mean to me. She called me a liar three times, once in front of the owner of the company, who did nothing. The first swim suit I made she told me would have to go in the sale Suits because it was so bad. She would rage at me, sometimes as soon as I walked in the door in the morning. She would humiliate me in front of coworkers. Anyway, that company sold and I went to work for another company, but due to COVID that company went out of business. I have found another job where I am a pattern cutter, which I enjoy. The other day I prayed for favor with my boss, my coworkers, with the blankets I cut, basically for my job in general. That morning my new boss asked me to sew for her. I explained that I did not know her machines, how to sew her product and that we are in the holiday rush and I may not be able to get up to steam, also that it would take another seamstress off her work to help me. She did not care and asked me to try. That night I had a very bad reaction (fear) towards the coming day of sewing. I did feel this was Gods favor. My first day I did okay sewing the panels and I enjoyed it. But there is a tricky part (I won’t go into the details) which I could not do. I felt humiliated, even though my coworkers were so kind and tried to help me. Then the machine started not sewing properly and I had to quit (this was a relief for me). Even though I felt somewhat humiliated I was fine and able to go back to pattern cutting with joy. I guess I am wondering what the purpose was for this “favor” from the Lord. Any ideas.

This was really helpful, thank you.

Thanks everyone, I appreciate your suggestions. I did check my oil and it was fine. My mileage and time between oil changes had not come up and it was just one more thing to add to this day of frustrations. Because I know that these things will happen in life, I want to react in the way God wants me to react. However I fall short, so your advice will help me.

Recently a family member did something against my wishes without thinking about the consequences of these actions. My initial reaction was to be very distraught. I was spending time with the Lord and I told the Lord that I would not let what this person did steal my peace and joy. Right after that I received information that the irresponsibility of two other people was affecting me. That very same day my engine oil light came on in my car. My question is what is the proper reaction with all this coming at the same time?

Praying for you and this situation.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

I am praying for you and your family. My sister got pregnant at the age of 18 out of wedlock. My mother was devastated. She never got over what she perceived to be an affront to her. Everyone was influenced by her bitterness. She alienated this child and my sister. The ramifications of her bitterness are still felt to this day. This child grew up to be a wonderful man and father. Praise God that a beautiful child will be born into this world. Celebrate this child that God knew would be coming into this world. Be close to your daughter during this pregnancy and birth. She needs you!

Anyone who says anything negatively to you that is not spoken in love should be taken with a grain of salt. Your relationship is with the Lord and although we are not where we may want to be we are growing in the right direction if we are following Christ. In fact being exposes to these harsh people is a good way to learn to not live on the emotional roller coaster of feelings. I find it is a slow process but being able to look back and see how I reacted poorly in the past helps me now. Praying for you to find a loving and welcoming church family.