Looking for Direction?

Scripture art used by permission from Cheri Johnson of AlteredIris

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

 

My husband has undergone two major surgeries in the past 2 years. I don’t have to tell you, with the state of insurance policies these days, we were facing some pretty hefty co-pays.  I’ve been retired from the outside work force for several years, but the mounting medical bills were forcing me to wonder whether I should go back to work to help pay them off. Job hunting was not something I was looking forward to. If I was going to go back to work, I preferred a job I would love doing, one with hours that work with my part-time work-from-home job. One that would pay well and still give me the freedom to meet with my blogging group once a week and time to write. Not asking much, right?

The prospects of finding that kind of job seemed dim, so I did what any self-respecting Christian would do – I prayed.  Although I know God can do anything, I have to confess, I had doubts about Him providing that perfect job. Good thing that God knows I really do trust Him in spite of my doubts!

A few weeks after I began praying about a new job, a friend (who didn’t know I was looking for a job) emailed me and asked if I would be interested in working as an administrative assistant to the Arizona Director of Women’s Ministry in our district office.  That sounded like a job that would be perfect for me, but I held off on the excitement until I could interview with the Director – someone I had not met.

Too make a long story short…(is it too late for that?)…I got the job! It was just the amount of hours I was looking for, my work days were flexible, it paid well and my new “boss” is a wonderfully sweet woman.

Does God direct our paths when we acknowledge Him and seek His will? You bet He does – in the best way possible!

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