At one point in my career I became totally burned out. My work-life balance was so far off that I had no life. Only work. I was lonely and in pain.

One day during my Bible study (that I rarely afforded time for), I clearly heard God tell me to quit. He wanted me to have more time for Him.

I panicked. “I can’t quit,” I said. “I have rent to pay. How will I eat, buy gas, live?!”

“Trust me,” He said.

“Shouldn’t I find another job first?” I asked.

“No. Trust me.” God said.

It took a while, with more fearful complaints from me and more calm assurances from God, but I eventually did quit. Without another job to go to.

During my unemployment, I traveled some and began a photography hobby that turned into a vocation. And I had a lot more time to spend with God. He showed me the stories of His faithfulness in the Bible. As I watched my rent eat up my savings I wasn’t as panicked as before, but I asked God whether it was time to look for another job yet.

Mysteriously, He told me no. Still no.

Not long after that, a couple from my church offered me their house to live in. For free. Out of the blue. I was to be their caretaker while they took a job overseas.

God revealed His solution to my rent problem in miraculous fashion. I marveled at God’s creative solution.

“Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples.” (Psalms‬ ‭105‬:‭1,‬ ‭CSB‬‬)

I am so grateful to God for the way He took care of me. He has shown up miraculously in my life because I trusted Him. That’s who He is.

My story of God’s faithfulness continues.

After a couple of years, the homeowners were returning to their home. My faith was stronger, but I was concerned. I asked God what He wanted me to do next. Was I to seek full-time employment now? Should I look for an apartment? I had a lot of questions.

The day of their return loomed close, and I was looking through apartment listings and want ads when a friend on my soccer team called. She said a friend of hers had taken a job in another state and needed someone to live in her house and care for it. This friend had heard that I did housesitting and passed my name along. I ended up in another house rent free for another year before I moved across the country (where I house sat again!) I was able to hand off that 2nd housesitting gig to another friend who was praying for housing answers.

God has proven Himself more than faithful to me, in very creative ways, when I have stepped out on a limb of trust and vulnerability. Over and over again. He has done it in the past. He will do it in the future. And He will do the same for you. It’s who He is.

Dear God, thank you for the wondrous deeds you have done in my life. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share the stories with others. I hope they encourage those who hear about your faithfulness to step out in a space of trusting you.