The Chinese New Year celebration is already past one week and many are returning to work. In times like this, we thank God that there is still work available for us. The sad news of unemployment and company closure are becoming more intensified recently as the economic situation had changed for the worse with each passing day and does not appear to have reached bottom. Some of the American, European and Taiwanese based companies have already taken drastic measures since end of 2008 and now the Japanese companies are starting to introduce their cost reduction measures.
Human Resources Minister Datuk S. Subramaniam said most of the 45,000 factory workers facing temoporary layoff during the Chinese New Year festive season are from electronics factories in Penang, Selangor and Johor [The Sun dated January 20]
According to an economist, the country's economy will be heading towards a sharp slowdown in the first half of this year following the decline in the Leading Index for the second consecutive month in November 2008.
In this time of uncertainty, what are our point of focus. Is it the things related to our family, our children, our work or .... ?
I believed it is time for all of us to be prudent in our spendings and be a goood steward of our finances and resources. We need to spend on essentials (our basic needs) and not in our wants. I believe God is our Jehovah Jireh and will live up to His name by providing to our needs.
2 Timothy 1 : 12 - That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.
In this time of uncertainty, we should seek the BLESSER and His blessing will follow. If we seek the blessing it will be there only when we seek it and the blessing will not follow us.
So focus on Him, Him and Him alone - Jesus Christ our BLESSER as we journey into the year 2009 and surely He will carry us through.
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