Raising kids as a single mom is…interesting. It isn’t easy, but parenting with 2 people isn’t easy either. However, when you are the only one and something goes wrong or you fall short, you are the only one to fix things. Everyone has times when money isn’t always around. But when you are the only one that can bring money in for you and a little one, the burden becomes this crushing weight. I think it is even more frustrating when you know you are less than a day away to fixing your problems. All your bills are paid and you have your necessities but you need to buy 1 m meal for you and your little one. The only thing stopping you is the day of the week. The day before payday and you have to ask a friend to help with lunch. Everything was going o.k. until something on your car broke and you had to fix it. Now, you feel like the worst mom in the world. In these times, it is even harder to be strong in your faith. I know that no matter what happens, God will get me through it. I know when I hand everything over to Him, He will take care of it. He is something I can rely on all the time, but in times of struggle, I sometimes forget.

These are tests. Some of them are God testing your faith and making sure you are ready for the next step in life He is going to give you. Other times, they are the devil trying to break you. One thing to remember, you have all the help you need. If you have to ask for a couple dollars for lunch from a friend, if they are really your friend they will offer it first. If you have to ask a family member for gas money that you will repay next payday, they won’t mind. God will put people in your life to help you. He wants to make sure you know that you are not alone. If the time you are going through is God’s test, and you pass, unspeakable things are about to come your way. If the test is from the other side, God is going to pull you out of it. Don’t let yourself fall into old habits, old ruts, and fight the depression that may be coming.

Remember, God will put you exactly where you need to be.

Let’s take a look at Joseph. His brothers sold him into slavery, he was kept as a prisoner for years, then, one day he interprets a dream for the pharaoh. This interpretation led him to becoming part of the Pharaoh’s court. He was overseeing the process of rationing out grain when he was able to reconnect with his brothers as a leader of the people. He waited in prison for years before he was ever summoned by the pharaoh.

God is going to get you through it. You must remain faithful and true.

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 6:31-34