STARTING YOUR WEEK

God Is Mindful of You

Psalm 8:4; Jeremiah 17:7

Greetings and blessings to each of you.  I know that the love of God has rested upon you today and I pray that He will continue to pour out an abundance of mercies upon you.

For me, the most frustrating part in relocating has been applying for a new job.   Coming from our previous location of a three year homestead, and the one prior to that one for ten years, relocating was not only frustrating, but taxing.  The thought of again applying for a job with the present state of the economy was somewhat discouraging. After having become familiar with our present homestead, securing employment meant I would need high visibility and marketability in this area that is extremely competitive, while faced with a likelihood of a lengthy and/or stressful commute.  Honestly, I wasn’t sure I wanted to accept the pressures with either.

Before we arrived in Virginia, I was advised on how to pursue or go about getting employed. Some said I would have to volunteer; others said I would have to frequent the local job fairs; and others simply said apply to every job I qualified.  I followed through with all the advice that I was given, but I was becoming overwhelmed.  Finding a job had become a full-time “job”. 

One day, while feeling very exhausted because of the amount of energy job hunting was requiring, I said to God, “I don’t know what I’m doing; I don’t know where to go and I really don’t know the kind of job I should apply for… LORD, I NEED YOUR HELP!”  Having sincerely released the matter into God’s hands, I instantly experienced peace.  I still prayed and asked God for His favor in the matter, but I didn’t allow the matter to worry me from day-to-day. I did what was necessary for getting hired: posted my resume on various websites; pursued job fairs; consulted with temp services; to include volunteering.  Though interviewed for two positions, both of which seemed promising, I didn’t receive a call-back.

Shortly before Christmas, I received a call concerning employment.  The man introduced himself and provided the name of the company.  He explained that he pulled my resume from a job website.  He continued that they were seeking to fill a position and, if I was still in the market, they would like to schedule for an interview. He did a brief, initial interview over the phone, and in ending the conversation stated that he would be in touch with me within the following week after speaking with other partners per the initial interview.  It was not until a few days after Christmas, he called to schedule an interview at MY earliest convenience.  After confirming the interview date and, thus completing the face-to-face interview; I received a call within a few short hours following to schedule one final interview on the following day.  Finally, after completing the final interview on a Wednesday afternoon, I received a call the following Thursday morning to say they wanted to offer me the position: all happening in the span of a five week time frame. 

First, pardon me if that seemed to be the long route for simply saying, “I was hired,” but it was necessary for this reason: I did not ask for this job.  When I say I didn’t ask for it, meaning, I did not apply for the job.  What are the chances that my resume out of thousands in a database would be hand selected by the hiring agency and thus selected for the job?  While God in His awesome splendor and wonder, not only blessed me with the job, but sweetened it with a work week consisting of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with to include an awesome rate of pay.  I’m still speechless at the thought of it. 

If you’re not mindful of any part of this devotional, please know this: THE LORD GOD RULES!  There will never be a time when God will allow anything or anyone to receive the glory for the goodness that He pours upon us and into our lives.  God is the source of everything good and when we’re not able to trust Him to take care of us, as we should, He certainly has a way of removing that doubt.  Some would peradventure to say, “Wow, you’re lucky!” But I stand to differ and say, “Luck ain’t never been too good; GOD IS ALWAYS GOOD!”

Love & blessings,

Kinwana