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God's Perfect Will: My New Job Must Be In Milwaukee!By Kathie Foster If you are reading this and you have also read the first two articles in this series, you understand that this is a long story! (See God's Perfect Will: My New Job Must Be In Texas! - April 10, 2000, and God's Perfect Will: My New Job Must Be In Wisconsin! - May 15, 2000) Once again, I am faced with an unexpected fork in the road of life. This road to perfect employment has brought some detours that have reiterated the fact that my God is totally unpredictable! I have coined the term "Drabsville" to those less-enticing locations where employment opportunities exist. Drabsville has called to me at every turn. At this point in the story, my new Drabsville is northern Wisconsin because this is where my current employer requested I relocate. Given the fact that I have just moved and became settled in the distant suburbs of Milwaukee six months previous, I'm not eager to relocate and start all over. So I'm beginning to think this all seems a bit strange to me. I mean, God gave me this seemingly perfect job just six months ago, and I've discovered that this job is much less than I bargained for in terms of enticing qualities. In fact, I'm on the edge of miserable and praying each day that God would somehow grant me the strength I need to just give my best. So now a new Drabsville is in front of me. This is beginning to appear like another surrender test (No!), and the lurking question seems to be, "Will Kathie submit and go north?" Since I have no other alternatives, except toseek new employment (after God so obviously provided this perfect job six months ago!), I decided to surrender and see what happened. (After all, I have been frustrated and perplexed, but never bored.) So as I'm lamenting my potential next move, I am also trying to allow God ample opportunity to open any other doors. However, at this point, I have only about two and a half weeks to find new employment and that's almost impossible! Still, I began looking in the posted employment ads of a professional journal; honestly not expecting to find anything, particularly within close proximity. But this day I happened upon a Fellowship in the Milwaukee area. This job was not just a Fellowship, but a permanent position once the Fellowship was complete. The setting was a hospital at the Medical College of Wisconsin. The facility is renowned for research in many facets of medicine, and being an educational institution, emphasizes learning and gaining experience in many different aspects of a given field. The ad said it was an immediate opening, so I'm thinking maybe there's hope! I run to the computer, retype my resume, and send it in that day. Then I wait for a call, and pray hard that it'll happen within the next week! Much to my surprise, I received a call within the week and an interview was set within a couple days. I prepared hard for the interview, and just prayed that God would give that same peace I had been given on my first perfect job. If it was right, of course, then it would all fall into place within a week after the interveiw! The interview was nerve-wrecking and, honestly, I felt no strong peace. However, if I've learned anything through all of this, it's that my faith doesn't stand in my emotions or abilities, but in the power of God to work His will in my life. Still, since I did not feel this incredible peace, I assumed the interview was a bomb and that I was headed for Drabsville. But God had something else in mind. (Again!). The day after the interview, I received a call and they offered me the position¾ starting on the date I had specified! The pay was comparable and benefits were better in many aspects. They called on a Friday, and I told them I would let them know on Monday. This left me the weekend to think and pray about it. In prayer, it became obvious that God was working this out, so I accepted the position, and once again, was in a place of extreme relief from having been delivered from Drabsville. I was elated about the new job, but couldn't help but wonder why God would have me work somewhere only six months, because it sounds crazy and doesn't look good on a resume! But with all the illogic attached to it, I can't forget about the lost souls that I came into contact with during my time there. I was able to share the gospel with one of my co-workers and she has attended my church very recently, and was touched by the spirit of God. So I feel that I am in the perfect job now. I'm so happy with my work that I can find few counterparts with similar fulfillment in their career. In this, I feel totally blessed and I never cease to thank God for my job. I know that God has more in store for me. As long as I let Him lead, my life will always be a great big "To be continued" story because He's exciting, and always has something bigger in mind than I could ever comprehend! ninetyandnine.com Article © 2000, Kathie Foster -------- Kathie Foster lives and works in Wisconsin. But then, you knew that didn’t you? Have an opinion on an article? Let us know how you feel! Click feedback & fill us in. |
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