Don't Speak News

It’s time to let you guys know what’s going on in our lives so that you can pray in agreement with us that we will be delivered through this dark time in our lives.

My wife Lisa works as a purchasing agent (one of only 3 in the state of WA) and as an executive admin for a US Government agency. With the shutdown those checks stopped after Oct. 1st and it has put our home at risk as there won’t be enough money to pay the rent for November. This is something that God told me would be coming last summer, I just didn’t know when. Apparently it is now. Is He going to move us away? At this point I don’t know but I am seeking the answers through prayer and fasting.

God is stretching our faith and is expanding our endurance through this trial. I may not know how, when or where at this point but I do know why. He is forcing us to rely only on God and God alone for our source of income, the time of my wife having what she thought was a secure govt. job is coming to an end.

What’s been hard for me over the last 4 years of me being sick was that I wasn’t able to work outside of the ministry. Who wants to listen to me belch for 45 minutes in the bathroom several times per day? Not only that but I tried working outside of the ministry several times prior to getting sick despite God telling me NO in no uncertain terms. Each one ended in disaster with the last one putting me in bed for 3 days (His number) with my back completely locked up! He asked me “have you had enough yet?” I said yes and I stopped trying to go against His will.

The way it sounds there won’t be any going back to work for my wife Lisa. As of this morning I saw a headline that said the shutdown may last until Thanksgiving which means no paychecks until after that and she’s missed one already. Even if they do open back up the Trump admin is trying to wiggle out of paying backpay for anyone who was laid off, so there won’t be any money from that source for quite some time. I believe this shutdown is happening because the endgame is here NOW, and I think they’re going to layoff THOUSANDS of workers as DOGE and their AI systems take over. Palantir may have just phased my wife’s job out.

What’s next is anyone’s guess but one thing that I’ve learned over the years in walking with the Lord is that when stuff like this happens let it go and let God take it. I like to say “let go and let God” and now it’s time to practice what I preach. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me from Philippians 4:13 is the scripture we are proclaiming here in this home and we know that we have to stand FIRM in the faith although it’s not easy. Controlling ones thoughts are also very important in times like these. Thoughts of being homeless with a wife and 3 cats isn’t very appealing, so I tell the enemy to be silent in Jesus name many times per day.

In conclusion we ask that you pray with us for God to bring us THROUGH this situation and that His will be done. If you’d like to help us make rent in November I will put a link down below. Also pray for my health as the enemy has been attacking my guts again and it took me out for almost all of yesterday. Thank you for taking the time to read our testimony and thank you for praying with us. I’m putting a video below that inspired me this morning to see this trouble as a period of massive GROWTH in our faith! Blessings to you all!

Johnny

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