Posted on 09/13/2006 5:15:01 PM PDT by lmr
Monday evening, I had reached a low point after several rejection letters and no feedback on my follow-ups. In the last 6 weeks, I sent 166 resumes and followed-up in person or on the phone about 3 times as much. I was very depressed. Although Agnostic, I said a prayer to God, hoping that if he was out there, he would hear me.
Tuesday morning, I woke early. An incredible calm and total peace was instilled in me. I can't explain it. I just knew everything was going to be alright. I told my wife that day before I went out on my routine job search that I had this feeling. I told her that today (Tuesday) would be the day that I turned it around. I told her that I knew, even though I couldn't explain it that I would have a job before the end of the week.
There was one 'nagging' want-ad that I skipped over about 3 times before. I told myself to show up in person and fill out their application and leave my resume. I got a call 2 hours after leaving their office. The Owner, a very nice lady, practically did everything over the phone but hire me. She set an appointment with me today. When I went in today, I was interviewed by her and her manager. I was totally at ease with myself, and the same feeling of peace I had the day before was with me.
I asked for the job after the interview. I WAS HIRED RIGHT ON THE SPOT! I start Monday. I couldn't believe it.
I think God was trying to tell me something, I can't explain it. I need to show up to church Sunday. I think God had personally taken care of me and my family. He put his hand on my shoulder and reassured me. I am forever grateful.
Been there man. It's a great feeling. Congratulations.
Sounds like you found (were found by) something much more important than a job.
Congrats! I've been going through this since January. Got a 3 month temp job in the Spring and found permanent employement the end of July. Being unemployed is extremely stressful. Looking for work is a full time job.
I am happy for you in many ways. Congratulations!
I'm so thankful you landed this job. What a joy!!!
Doesn't matter if you believe in GOD, If he wants you, he'll get you.
And to cap off the joy, you just angered a whole lot of liberal democrats.
CONGRATS!!!
Seriously: congratulations.
Facetiously: Now you gotta go to work every day! You shoulda prayed to win the lottery.
A deeply religious man, whom I will call Dave, finds himself in dire financial trouble. He prays earnestly to his God to help him out of his predicament. "God, I'm about to lose my car. Please help me. Let me win the lottery." Lottery night comes, but sadly, Dave is not the winner.
Things go from bad to worse. Without a car to get to work, Dave loses his job. Without a job, his mortgage is foreclosed on, and he loses his home. Without a home, his wife leaves him, taking the kids. After each horrible step in the mounting crisis, he pleads with God to let him win the lottery, but he never does.
Finally, broke, hungry, living on the street, he tries again. "God, please, my life is a wreck. I have no car, no home, no family. Please let me win the lottery just this once so that I can turn my life around. I beseech you."
Suddenly, a flash of light rends the sky, and the voice of God echoes down from the heavens. "Dave, meet me halfway. Buy a ticket."
:-)
God just saved a friend of mine at work. He was scheduled to get a cyst off of his arm. The doctor said they'd better run a quick Xray. The xray turned up a tiny spot on his lung. The spot disappeared with the next examination but they located something else lower.
Following through step by step, the spot turned out to be a 3 inch aneurysm about to burst in his lung. He is under care now and will have it completed repaired shortly, within days.
But it could have burst with the next strong wind. He just felt a whim to get the cyst taken care of, and by a miracle they caught this.
While I'm sure that you'll get plenty of response on the religious aspects of your comments anyway, I'm going to ping a couple of friends of the praying persuasion. I've been away from church for a while, but I think that they would be interested in what you've said here. Although I'm not actively practicing a relationship with God anymore, I've seen people benefit tremendously from constant exercise of their faith in God through Jesus. If you find joy, strength, fulfillment, and peace through this same faith, I'm happy for you.
Best hopes,
Bill
That is too funny. LOL.
Excellent to hear. God is trying to tell you something. That first beer is going to taste good. :o)
Congratulations!
But don't stop with daily considerations like good fortune at landing a job.
Look even more at the big picture.
Check out this book by Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project:
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
by Francis S. Collins
http://www.amazon.com/Language-God-Scientist-Presents-Evidence/dp/0743286391/sr=1-1/qid=1158193384/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-9696494-9247833?ie=UTF8&s=books
And if you haven't yet, read C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity".
That was the one that a preacher recommended to Collins when he was still
atheist/agnostic, but seeking.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
(The three imperatives ask, seek, and knock are in the present tense of the original language, suggesting both perserverance and frequent prayer. Fervent and continual prayer is to be made on behalf of those for whom we are concerned. God promises to answer all genuine prayer. Everything we need for spiritual sucess has been promised to us. God leaves us no excuse for failure.)
When the Holy Spirit moves your life in a way that leaves no doubt as to who is doing it, it is a very awesome thing!
Praise Jesus !
God Bless you, man!
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