Claiming My Right To Work

It's been a very rough week for me. I feel like I'm spinning and going around in circles. I am struggling to push through and keep moving. It is hard. I long for work. I long to have stability and a steady paycheck. I know a lot of people are feeling this way. It's not just me.

I need to claim my right to work. I need to have a voice...yet I don't know where to begin or start the process anymore. I am worn out. I am desperate. I only have a few short weeks before it really "hits the fan." I can no longer function.

Is there a light in this tunnel? Is there somebody somewhere that can help me get out of this financial and emotional mess? I know I am not alone. I know that God has a reason for dangling me near this pit of financial despair. I know that God is providing. I have to believe this or cease to exist.

Yes, there is light. Yes, there is someone waiting for me. Yes, there is someone who wants to secure my future. Will I take that chance? Will I claim the rights that some want to abolish? Will I stand up and defend my beliefs? It is scary. I feel like I'm on a tightrope caught in an abyss.

Oh, Lord....You know me. You know what I need now more than ever before. Please guide me and shore me up on these wicked shoals of life. I am your servant. Forgive me for the bitterness that I've held in my heart. Help me to see others as you see them. Help me to find meaningful work that supports me and my family. Let me know the way I should go in Your Will, O, Lord.

You love me. I know that quite well. Yet I still struggle with the overwhelming tide of discouragement and apathy that I see all around me. Lord, I need a job. I need some way to support myself. You know this. Please help me to stop putting myself down.