What to do in the D.O.G. Days. . .

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."  So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" 
Hebrews 13:5, 6 (NIV)

According to Wikipedia, "Dog Days" (Latin: diēs caniculārēs) are "the hottest, most sultry days of summer. In the northern hemisphere, they usually fall between early July and early September. . .Dog Days can also define a time period or event that is very hot or stagnant, or marked by dull lack of progress."

We could certainly classify these days as the "Dog Days" of summer.  The summer's heat (of 97 degrees today) coupled with the stagnant economy seem to define DOG Days, for sure.  Seems to be an ecomonic "lack of progress" for sure.   Lots of people ask, "Will America's economy ever bounce back?"  

It's good to keep in mind our verses...."Keep your lives free from the love of money...just be content with what you have."   It's tough to not think of money and the effects of "not having enough" to get by, I know.  Bills may be stacking up on your counter. . . your children may need new school clothes or supplies, or shoes.  Be content...rest; be satisfied.  Does that mean to actually be satisfied if you're having trouble paying for shoes for your children, or buying school clothes~~be content in THAT struggle?  Well, I think it means be content in the fact that we have GOD.  Even in these D.O.G. days, we can Depend On God!  Depend on GOD!  He has promised us so many things!  Just a few are:  never to leave us; to be OUR Helper; to provide for our every need. . . all He asks is for us to be content in whatever state we're in...even if it's in a "state of emergency," like Virginia and NC are right now.

Depend on God.   Even when things don't seem to be progressing the way WE want them to~~even if everything is going "backwards" from the way you originally planned it to go.  Backwards is NO BIG DEAL, because even in the dog days, spell DOG backwards---and we've still got GOD.   YES!! We can DEPEND On GOD!  

Yes, Father, I depend on You. . .even though things are going backwards...even though things may be tough. . I can be content in this situation, because in the center of this situation is YOU.  (Zeph. 3:17) And I can rest contently in YOU.   As I take a deep breath right now, I'm breathing in the very omnipresence of YOU.  This brings such relief to my soul.  I pray for all of my dear friends out there who are experiencing these DOG Days.  May we all be careful to remember that NO MATTER the stagnant situation, or HEAT from the Fiery Furnace---We can Depend On God---You, our Heavenly Father!  In Jesus' Name, Amen.