It’s Shaun’s World

You know how Jesus would tell the people he healed not to tell anyone, but they told anyway. I mean, who could blame them?! He changed their lives. Well, I can’t keep this to myself! As I have written before, my testimonies are meant to be shared and in real time.

So here we go…

Last year during this exact week of August (2022), my mom was in ICU and we didn’t know if she would make it or not. Sooo grateful she stayed with us several more months. At the time, my primary consulting contract had ended and I did not have any other opportunities waiting. So I tried doing the regular job search, but couldn’t find anything. It seemed like the more I applied for jobs, the more I was rejected. All I wanted was a receptionist job. Nothing big. Well, while I was applying, I kept hearing God say, “Take this time to rest and be with your mom.” I was listening but still trying to make things happen on my own. Looking back, God was so right (duh). I didn’t need to find a job. All I needed to do was rest in Him and take care of my mom.

Well, as my funds decreased, my debt increased. Yeah… this past year has been a financial nightmare. Told you I was going to be transparent. So all of those encouraging words and messages I was sharing were actually words of encouragement for myself. And y’all, I can’t lie, God really did take care of me. When, He told me to rest and focus on my mom, He actually meant it. The craziness only happened when I became anxious. I would always compare it to Peter walking on water. How he only began to sink when he started focusing on what was around him instead of who was in front of him. I’m getting better at tuning out the noise, but it’s taking me a minute.

Anyhoo… I’m not going to go into too much detail today. One day I’ll share everything.

Here are my two major testimonies that have happened this week, but have been in the making for some time –

Testimony One: So, I have been working with my mortgage company for almost a year now to keep my house from going into foreclosure. This would have been my second foreclosure in eight years. The first was after my ex husband and I separated. Well, this morning I was notified that everything had been taken care of. No, this wasn’t like in the movies when some anonymous person steps in and saves the day. Laughing. I love my shows, but nah baby, this is real life. It took a lot tears, praying and jumping through hoops to accomplish this. Listen, my interest rate is too good to just let my house go. Y’all, I can finally breathe. Let’s just say that the pain and suffering I went through in 2015 prepared me for this. I didn’t panic this time. Y’all, panicking will cause you to make some bad decisions.

Testimony Two: I am back in school finishing up my Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree. Been out since 2020. Here is where this testimony comes in. As I mentioned, my funds are scarce. However, since I really wanted to go back (I’m finally ready to do this thing!), I had to find a way to pay for it out of pocket. When I say God worked this out too! Y’all, this term is paid for. I’m back in. Again, it wasn’t easy. Had to jump through a few hoops for it to happen, but it was worth it.

Y’all, God is working. I may have to shed a few tears and make some sacrifices to get to where I’m going; however, I know in the end all of it will be worth it. Amen

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