Help for the Laid Off Quotes

“When you focus on becoming a man or woman after God's own heart, and allow Him to change you from glory-to-glory a little at a time, you are setting yourself in line to become just the person an employer is looking to hire. While many people may have equal skills, abilities, intelligence, etc., God can cause you to shine in such a way that the employer will know, “This is who I want on my team.” Continue to conduct yourself in a manner pleasing to God, on a consistent basis. May everything you say and do, think and feel, and believe, be honoring to Him. When these things line up, you are better in line to get that job. Stop playing around with sin in your life, and get with God's training program!”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals

“Are you praising God, or cursing Him, during the storms of your layoff? How many times in the New Testament do we read of Jesus telling His disciples to 'get in the boat, let us go to the other side?' He and the disciples ALWAYS REACH the other side. Sure, they encountered some storms along the way sometimes, BUT they also witnessed just who they were friends with, and what He could do. Layoffs are definitely like storms, and chances are good you were not the one to suggest getting into the boat and having your emotions, not to mention your finances, relationships, health, etc., tossed to and fro, frightened out of your mind at times. Have you asked Jesus to sit in your boat with you? If so, you can rest assured, He has you covered whether you see it in a tangible way, or not. And, He will take you safely to the other side. The storm (your layoff) will end.”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals

“By spending time in God's Word, you will know the truth, how to behave righteously and have the peace that surpasses all understanding. You will be able to fight against Satan and his maniacal demons because of your faith, and you will remember the beautiful truth - no matter how exhausting this layoff is - if you are a believer you are going to heaven one day. Is this not the best news you could ever receive? Be strong, my friends. You are going to make it through this layoff. I know you will, and God knows you will.”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals

“Many times in my own life, especially during seasons of rest when everything is going well, it is so easy for me to think I can fly my own plane. Newsflash: Mary cannot successfully fly her own plane. She crashes and burns, every time. I need God as my pilot, not my co-pilot. I need to know He is in front, going before me through the ups and downs of life, through the storms as well as through the sun-kissed days. Who is flying your plane?”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals

“God is trying to get your attention through this layoff. He wants to strengthen your faith and trust in Him, because He loves you. God also wants to help you with your job search. With God as your job recruiter, He will lead you every step of the way and provide for you, until His purposes for you during your layoff have been completed. God’s”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals

“Question: When you meet someone you'd like to get to know better, how do you do so? Probable Answer: By making a regular effort to reach out to and spend quality time with them. By asking them questions about themselves, and/or by asking how you may be of service to them.   Question: Is God, the Creator of all things (including you), worth getting to know? If your answer is "yes", then see "Probable Answer" (above) and begin to "give Him the time of day" He so rightfully deserves. If your answer is "no", good luck with the rest of your life. If your answer is "I don't know", I lovingly challenge you to ask Him a simple question, like, "God, if you are really real, please show Yourself to me in a way I will have no doubt, is You.”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals

“Are you praising God, or cursing Him, during the storms of your layoff? How many times in the New Testament do we read of Jesus telling His disciples to ‘get in the boat, let us go to the other side?’ He and the disciples ALWAYS REACH the other side. Sure, they encountered some storms along the way sometimes, BUT they also witnessed just who they were friends with, and what He could do. Layoffs are definitely like storms, and chances are good you were not the one to suggest getting into the boat and having your emotions, not to mention your finances, relationships, health, etc., tossed to and fro, frightened out of your mind at times. Have you asked Jesus to sit in your boat with you? If so, you can rest assured, He has you covered whether you see it in a tangible way, or not. And, He will take you safely to the other side. The storm (your layoff) will end.”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals

“Mary, I cannot possibly take one more bad thing happening to you! How can you be so calm?” The answer was because of my previous layoff eight years earlier, I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior and my relationship with God began. And, so did the miracles. My friends, there is nothing better than knowing God in such a personal way, in knowing no matter what He allows into my life, He is there with me, and He is going to take care of me. But I had to learn these things the hard way, just as you are doing. God is real, God loves you, and no matter what, everything is going to be OK.”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals

“Have you ever thought about seeking God with the same diligence with which you seek your next job?”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals

“I believe God uses a layoff as sort of a blow torch, turning up the heat in our lives, so we can not only “see the forest for the trees”, but to help burn off wrong mindsets, unconfessed sin, and help us get back on the right path with Him. Layoffs are not fun, but they can and will produce much good in your life, if you respond to God and seek what it is, He is asking you to do, or not do, give, walk away from, walk towards, etc. As one of my favorite preachers, Dr. Charles Stanley, always says, “God is up to something good in your life!”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals

“Does this layoff have your life spinning out of control like a toy top you used to play with, a merry-go-round that seems as if it will never end? I know what that feels like. I have also learned how to find joy in spite of how you feel: by knowing Jesus. He can be counted on like no one else. We live in a world where many people are selfish and untrustworthy, always asking, “What’s in it for me?” No one has your best interests in mind better than God, your Creator and heavenly Father. People come and go in our lives, as do jobs. God is the only constant in your life; and, He never changes. Selah [which means, “pause, and think about that.”}”
― Mary Aucoin Kaarto, HOPE for the LAID OFF: Devotionals