| Life has a funny way of getting away from me. I can't believe that its already the end of October. I'll be 30 in a few weeks. I've said it before and I'll say it again, our God loves surprise endings. There I was, muddling along, feeling like my life was going nowhere slow and suddenly, God reached out and opened a door of opportunity. It's not every day that a job opportunity knocks on your door when you haven't even started looking. Well, to make a long story short, I gladly jumped through that door. So, I'm no longer working at ESE. I now work for a communications company in Mt. Laurel, NJ as a proposal writer. It came at the perfect time when I was starting to realize that my move to apartment independence was coming at a heavier price than I had originally calculated. In short, my bank account was hovering around zero. I was living paycheck to paycheck. This new opportunity, PRAISE THE LORD, is a significant boost financially. The commute isn't terrible. I've been there a few days now and it seems to take around 45 minutes to get there if I leave at 6:30 ish. The people are all a little crazy, which means I'll fit right in though for now I'm still in my reserved, businesslike state as I take it all in. The work is going to be challenging and my schedule is going to go out the window once I'm up to speed. However, I think I am ready for a challenge. I think this could be a great niche for me, if I succeed. So, I'm going to do my best to invest myself 100% into this job where in the past I've treated my job as a necessary evil. I think this could be work that I actually enjoy. So, whatever you're going through, hang in there! God rewards the patient, the meek, the poor in spirit, the persecuted, who remain faithful and hold onto hope. At the perfect time, God reached out to us in the form of Jesus, called Christ by many (which means king), and showed us a grace and compassion and love that we had not known previously. Through Jesus we were given a second chance that we didn't earn or deserve. A new door of opportunity was opened up. I believe that life is about that oppportunity. Each of us has a choice to walk through that open door to live a life of unconditional love and forgiveness or to stay on the other side full of deceit and emptiness, but there's no place I'd rather be than in the arms of my loving Savior, Jesus. This morning as I head off to work, I just want to thank God for bringing me to this point in my life and for teaching me new things every day. Sending LOVE... |
