Tuesday, February 17, 2009

"I have a God that's holding me..."

I love this new song by Mark Harris and it fits so perfectly in this present time in my life. There are many things going on right now that this song touches. I am so thankful that I have a God who is in charge of it all and can handle anything. He's bigger than me, the government, and the world and He will take care of me!

Okay, so if you're wondering where this is coming from, here ya go.... many of you are probably aware of our state's budget issues. The biggest area the state is looking at cutting is education. With these cuts, many schools are not going to be able to keep all of their employees. This is where being a new teacher and non-tenured really stinks! There is the possibility that our district will have to cut some teachers and I may be one of them. I can get so worked up about this, but then I remember that God IS bigger than us and these problems. He CAN and DOES work miracles and I'm going to trust that He knows what is best and will take care of His children. I have handed this over to him and continue to pray for my job (and the others affected by this). I still have the habit of trying to take a little piece of it back and seeing what I can do, but then I remember to let the big guy have it.

So, I'm asking for your prayers for this situation and that everything will work out- because I really do LOVE my job and I don't want to go looking anywhere else.

Okay, so you can check this song out on YouTube (sorry I don't know how to add the video to the blog :( )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ChgTPSzIS0

4 comments:

Lynda said...

Kaitlen

I know that God will provide for you and Shaun if you have to lose your job to these stupid budget cuts. Any word on when you will know for sure?
Lynda

Shaun & Kaitlen Ortman said...

No idea! Maybe April, maybe July!

Rice Family said...

I love that song. What a good reminder for all of us, no matter what our situation. And of course, you know I am praying.

Anonymous said...

I've lived with the ups and downs of education for many years. Usually things have a way of working out better than expected. But I certainly empathize with the anxiety. It is heavy on DeAnn's mind as well. I am praying for all of you young educators who are committed to making the world a better place by enriching the lives of children! Blessings, fh