Who Do You Trust?

We’d all gotten the email.

The company had been acquired a year earlier, and now—after months of transition, shifting leadership, and unanswered questions—the layoffs were finally happening.

They didn’t say who. They didn’t say how many. Just that change was coming.

And deep in my spirit—I already knew.

After 17 years with the company, I could feel something was shifting. And while I stood in the kitchen, about to heat something up, I heard it—loud and clear:

“Who do you trust?”

There was no one else in the house.
No background noise. No music playing. No TV.
Just me. The microwave. And that unmistakable voice.

“Who do you trust?”

And I answered without hesitation: “I trust You, Lord.”

Hours later, it was official—I was laid off.

And yet… I wasn’t anxious. I wasn’t afraid.
Because God had already prepared me.

That one question—Who do you trust?—had shifted something in me.
The job had been a blessing. But it wasn’t my source.
The paycheck had helped sustain me. But it wasn’t my Provider.
God had always taken care of me. And I believed He still would.

Just a few months later, my mom passed away—during the height of COVID.

Because of the restrictions, I wasn’t able to be with her in the hospital.
But because I wasn’t working, I was able to be with my family.

I was able to grieve without pressure.
I was able to stay home for a full month after she passed.
I had time to sit still. To cry. To rest. To breathe.

That layoff?

It wasn’t just about losing a job.
It was about God making room—
Room for my heart. Room for my healing. Room for what was coming.

Sometimes, what feels like a closed door is actually a covered place.
A space where God blocks out the noise.
A season where He softens the blow before it hits.
A shift that looks like loss… becomes protection.

I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. Isaiah 46:4

Maybe you didn’t get a warning. Maybe you got blindsided.
Or maybe you’ve been carrying the weight of “what if” every time your phone rings or a meeting gets rescheduled.

Here’s what I need you to know:

God already knew. And He’s already in the next thing.

The layoff doesn’t cancel the calling.
The job loss doesn’t delay the promise.
God doesn’t just show up—He goes ahead.

Sometimes we treat our jobs like our source. But they’re just a stream.
God is the Source.
The stream might change, but the Source doesn’t.

If you’re navigating unexpected change or loss, I hope this reminds you—
God sees what you don’t. He prepares what you can’t.
And even in heartbreak, He is still faithful.

If this met you where you are, don’t keep it to yourself—share it with someone else who needs the reminder: even in the unknown, God is still faithful.