Still thinking about these uncertain economic times. There seems to be more nausea and nail-biting over bailouts and corruption each day. Even optimistic reports are saying that the economy will get worse before it gets better.
Money doesn't magically appear for people, simply because they call themselves Christians, or donate to the Gospel Telethon. The blessing of God isn't a genie lamp, which need only be rubbed and wished upon. Every biblical promise has a condition - usually without lamp rubbing!
As long as I'm doing something, it will prosper. "...at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" (Galatians 6:9b). I need to keep doing something! Things have a funny way of working out. For example, five years ago, when we needed the money, I was working two jobs. Amazingly, the part time job was earning only a little less than the full time job. Don't give up. God has a way of working things out for his people.