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By Mike Jacquart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Waiting on the Lord is always a good idea. This can be particularly true during challenging periods in our lives. This was particularly true for me roughly twenty years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In large part due to my undiagnosed mental health conditions, the working world had long been challenging for me. This was an obstacle that reached its ugly apex after I lost two jobs in less than two years. (I explained how depression can wreak havoc in the workplace in my\u00a0Voices of Hope<\/em> presentation<\/a> earlier this month.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsure what to do next, I leaned on the Lord like never before. Jeremiah 29:11 states, \u201cFor I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope<\/em>\u201d (NKJV). I memorized this scripture and recited it to myself each day. \u201cAt home, at the grocery store, in the car, wherever I was, the more I thought about the verse, the more I believed it and the better I felt,\u201d as I wrote in my book, Climbing out of Darkness: A Personal Journey into Mental Wellness<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book of Proverbs (3:5-6) provided another hopeful scripture that I committed to memory. The part about \u201clean not on your own understanding\u201d particularly caught my eye because, in terms of jobs, clearly leaning on \u201cmy understanding\u201d was not working very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should note this was a period of unemployment unlike any other in my life. Not only out of work for months, at age 43 I was now utterly directionless, like a ship without a rudder. The Lord had slowly been revealing to me that there was something going on beyond just the job itself that was causing many of my problems. As part of this soul-seeing, sometimes gut-wrenching process, I finally sought counseling, which led to a diagnosis of \u201cdepression and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After being prescribed a useful prescription, I began feeling better. And BETTER. So much so that, even though I was still out of work, I was overcome with joy about the simplest things. My wife. The great weather. (It was early summer). Music had always enjoyed, but never like this! What an aha moment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, after eight months<\/em> of unemployment, I accepted a position as editor at a Christian newsletter publishing company. It was a job I held for fourteen <\/em>years, much longer <\/em>than I held any previous job. I loved my work and the people there. What a giant blessing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The moral of the story: If you are reading this and struggling, do not ever give up! God has not forgotten you. There IS a plan \u2013 you just don\u2019t know what it is yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Jacquart is an author and retired editor who enjoys sharing his story of \u201cpushing through\u201d on blog posts, podcasts, and other presentations. For more information, contact him at madjac@tds.net<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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