PROVERBS 138:8 - "The Lord will work out his plans for my life - for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don't abandon me, for you made me." (NLT)
I wanted to share this story with you because sometimes we pray and listen and ask and wait upon the Lord and we do exactly what He wants us to do. And sometimes we walk into what He wants without even knowing it. We have no idea how anything will turn out but we know we are fulfilling His purpose. Every step we take leads us to where He wants us. Every once in a while, we take a detour but we essentially end where we are destined.
A month or two ago, I stumbled upon a job opportunity while I wasn't even looking. It was the type of job that checked all the boxes for what I would be looking for if God needed me to take that step. I feel comfortable in the life He has given me but was (and still am) open to a change. This change came in the form of an opportunity at a local junior college to work in the Math Tutoring Lab. My husband and I prayed on this and felt like it was okay to take the next step in this process and hand over my transcripts and a short letter about myself. Shortly after this, I received a phone call requesting an interview which I gladly accepted.
Knowing this and having confidence that whatever God wants would happen, I went into the interview without fear - with only peace. I knew in my heart that however the interview went, God has my back and that He is in control. Interviewing this time around - being more spiritually mature than I have been in the past and confident in who I am as a Christian - was so much easier than interviewing as a fresh college graduate being scared about what the interviewer would think of me and my faith in God. I was honest about what God has been doing in my life and when they asked how I had gotten to this point - sitting at that interview- I could, without shame, share exactly all God has been doing in my life and how He led me to this exact place. I may have come off as a little crazy and it may have been controversial to bring up my faith in an interview but that didn't bother me. I felt like whether I got the job or not that if I shared what Jesus has done in my life then I would walk away with no regret. If I could reach ONE more person - Christian or not - then I'm doing what God wants us to do - to share the love of Jesus to anyone and everyone.
All that to say, I felt good about my honesty with the interviewers but felt a little disappointed with my answers to some of the questions. They said everything they needed to say to leave me with a positive feeling but I couldn't help but wonder if they were just being nice to the crazy lady. ;)
Well, I GOT THE JOB! I'm really excited about using my degree and doing what I love to do - helping people and doing math all day. They are working with the hours I can give them and are paying me pretty well. I will be tutoring students, helping them with their homework and hopefully as a by-product, showing them the love of Jesus by being the person He created me to be.
I'm praying for you as you read this that you will have boldness to do what God wants you to do and to be the person He created you to be. I'm encouraging you to continue to ask, seek, knock and to also have courage to walk into your destiny whether intentionally or accidentally. May God bless you, your loved ones and your life adventure!
I wanted to share this story with you because sometimes we pray and listen and ask and wait upon the Lord and we do exactly what He wants us to do. And sometimes we walk into what He wants without even knowing it. We have no idea how anything will turn out but we know we are fulfilling His purpose. Every step we take leads us to where He wants us. Every once in a while, we take a detour but we essentially end where we are destined.
A month or two ago, I stumbled upon a job opportunity while I wasn't even looking. It was the type of job that checked all the boxes for what I would be looking for if God needed me to take that step. I feel comfortable in the life He has given me but was (and still am) open to a change. This change came in the form of an opportunity at a local junior college to work in the Math Tutoring Lab. My husband and I prayed on this and felt like it was okay to take the next step in this process and hand over my transcripts and a short letter about myself. Shortly after this, I received a phone call requesting an interview which I gladly accepted.
Knowing this and having confidence that whatever God wants would happen, I went into the interview without fear - with only peace. I knew in my heart that however the interview went, God has my back and that He is in control. Interviewing this time around - being more spiritually mature than I have been in the past and confident in who I am as a Christian - was so much easier than interviewing as a fresh college graduate being scared about what the interviewer would think of me and my faith in God. I was honest about what God has been doing in my life and when they asked how I had gotten to this point - sitting at that interview- I could, without shame, share exactly all God has been doing in my life and how He led me to this exact place. I may have come off as a little crazy and it may have been controversial to bring up my faith in an interview but that didn't bother me. I felt like whether I got the job or not that if I shared what Jesus has done in my life then I would walk away with no regret. If I could reach ONE more person - Christian or not - then I'm doing what God wants us to do - to share the love of Jesus to anyone and everyone.
All that to say, I felt good about my honesty with the interviewers but felt a little disappointed with my answers to some of the questions. They said everything they needed to say to leave me with a positive feeling but I couldn't help but wonder if they were just being nice to the crazy lady. ;)
Well, I GOT THE JOB! I'm really excited about using my degree and doing what I love to do - helping people and doing math all day. They are working with the hours I can give them and are paying me pretty well. I will be tutoring students, helping them with their homework and hopefully as a by-product, showing them the love of Jesus by being the person He created me to be.
I'm praying for you as you read this that you will have boldness to do what God wants you to do and to be the person He created you to be. I'm encouraging you to continue to ask, seek, knock and to also have courage to walk into your destiny whether intentionally or accidentally. May God bless you, your loved ones and your life adventure!
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