I am sufficient
I made a big career change at the end of 2019 and, while things were challenging during the first two years for a multitude of reasons, I felt purposeful and engaged in the work I was doing. In the fall of 2021, however, I became increasingly irritable. Any minor annoyance seemed to throw me off, and I was not in control of my emotions.
My wife, busy with our two young children, was always caring and would come up to my home office to check in with me when she could tell I was having a rough day. I was able to keep the frustration and anger from spilling over to our children and most others I came in contact with, but I felt it was affecting my ability to be fully present with our family.
During this time, I also felt unable to pray for myself to improve the situation. So, with encouragement from my wife, I called a Christian Science practitioner to pray for me. The practitioner informed me, to my dismay, that this was a good place to be in because of the encouragement it provided to rely completely on God. While I agreed, I still felt helpless to take this step of reliance. But the practitioner confirmed that that was good because it left room for God.
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