OK! Lets try this again....

Was I gone long?  Seems like forever!  Lets see, where were we??

Obedience....what does it mean?  As I mentioned in a previous post, one of our salon clients mentioned obedience, Gods will.....That spoke volumes to me....I knew I wasn't being obedient...I was getting better, but I wasn't where I needed to be with my relationship with God.

One day, out of the blue, I found myself in an almost empty salon.  Some of the girls had retired, some had moved on, and one, well, she just left without notice, without saying a word.  The last thing she said was on Friday afternoon as I was leaving work, "Have a good weekend".  I had no idea she would be packing up and moving out as soon as my tail lights were out of sight.  

There had been many years with this person...who I always thought was my friend.  I guess you find out who your true friends are at some point.  We worked together for along time, but for the previous few months before she left, there was tension.  It made it hard to come to work each day, and hard to be in the mood to make women feel good about themselves, but I did it, with the help of God of course!  I kept thinking to myself, "I can't say anything to her, she will leave, and I need her money to keep the salon open, I have to just deal with it"..........................................

So, that next morning, I walk into an empty station where she once was.  My first thought was, How am I going to do this??????  Within seconds, my next thought was, Whew!  The tension is no longer in this building, it felt so different!  Then it was just like I heard God say, "Now, WHO do you NEED??"  I immediately realized that God was using this to show me that I need HIM...not her money, not anyone elses money....just HIM.  This is the day that my eyes saw things so much more clearly.  From that point on, I began to trust God for everything.  

Then next Tuesday, the first day open since she left, I was at the salon before anyone else came in, I had the radio on, and I had my paper, pen and calculator, trying to figure how this was going to work.   Then.....on the radio, the song "while I'm waiting" came on.....I had never heard it before....and in that song, it says, I will move ahead bold and confident, taking every step in OBEDIENCE!!  God also used that to speak to me...I had a long talk with my Heavenly Father after that song, and I knew that everything was going to be ok.  I didn't know if the salon would stay open or close, but I knew that it was going to be ok.....

Sometimes He has to knock us down to make us look up.  For this, I am thankful.  For this "storm" in my life, I thank Him.  There is so much more He did from this point on, and tomorrow, I will fill you in on more.  :)

I am still praying for everyone that reads these words...If there is ever anyway I can help you, please don't hesitate to contact me.  I am here for you!  Until tomorrow, God Bless us all!  :)