What You Confess- You Undress!

And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing. (Leviticus 5:5)

My friend, don’t you know so many have been affected by the recession? People have lost their jobs and are working hard to follow Christ in a difficult season of life. I know that this is a time when we must come together for a time of encouragement and counsel. As I read the Word, I discovered three ways those affected by this recession can address their trial with a biblical worldview:

First, confess anxiety. To be anxious is to be nervous or worried about the future. Being anxious can consume our lives. One minister remember towards the end of his schooling in seminary, sitting and listening to a sermon but not really listening. His mind was overcome with questions about the future: “Where will he be a year from now, what will he be doing, and how will God provide for his family?”

We know from Scripture that, “an anxious heart weighs a man down” (Proverbs 12:25). We know that David prayed, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts” (Psalm 139:23). We should not be weighed down by anxiety. We should repent of it with a robust conviction that God will not fail us. Where do we start? Confess anxiety and you will start to “undress” it at the very root.

You start to “undress” what you confess!

Second, embrace responsibility.Paul instructed Timothy, “If anyone does not provide for his relatives and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever” (1 Timothy 5:8). Embrace responsibility.

Third, expect difficulty but not failure. Work is hard. Looking for work is hard. Life is hard. One of the great things about being a Believer is we know why this is the case. Judgment came when sin entered the world through Adam’s sin.

God decreed then and there that work would be hard: “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life” (Genesis 3:17). We have no reason to think that keeping a job will be easy and we have every reason to believe that finding a job will be hard. At least we understand why. We live in a fallen world where crops don’t grow without hard labor and where jobs aren’t kept or found without toil.

Give your service in this season!

A godly provider provides spiritually for his family. Paul explained to the church in Ephesus, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish” (Ephesians 5:25-27).

If you are unemployed right now you may not be able to put money in the bank account. You should be actively looking for work or giving your service. You can lead your family to pursue Christ passionately, in thick and thin, in employment and unemployment. You can provide an amazing example of faith for your family. In the light of His glory and grace, He has sent you angels to help you. This is your season to start to restore the faith in the buried treasure within you: your relationship with God.

God is with you always even in this Recession!