There are weeks when you feel blessed. More blessed than others. This week is one of them. You see, this week I’m home, as in home where I was before all of this. Since my last update I got my dream job as a journalist. It’s pretty crazy. I wanted the job bad. For me, it wasn’t so much as a job as it was a career.
The next thing I did – after I confirmed my last workday with my previous employer – was to book myself a ticket back home to the other side of the world. It was a long time coming and there was just no question about making that trip. A) I needed it B) I need the food. I was quite convinced that if I didn’t make this trip that my stomach would turn on itself.
At the start of this year I wasn’t sure how 2010 would finish up. But I trusted that the God who said he would grant the desires of my heart according to His will would do something. And people would be able to see how good He has been to me. I’ve learned many things during this time. It’s okay to be angry with God. There’s no need to put on fronts, you just come as you are. It’s important to surround yourself with the right people. Opinions and perspective from the world can be deceivingly seductive or sensible sometimes. But perspective drawing from the word of God can be so powerful. I choose to listen and be strengthened by the truth. I’ve also learned I don’t always know what’s going to happen or what’s just around the corner. It sounds pretty obvious but thank God He sees the end from the beginning, the beginning to the end. He knows better than we do. He knew he was giving me this job at the start of the year when day after day, week after week, I clung on, holding him to His word.
So I want you to know that He who did this for me, who gave me the job and career of my dreams can do the same for you. Big or small. You don’t know how it’s going to happen. You say “it’s going to take a miracle” - don’t talk yourself out of that when the unbelievable happens. Just keep talking, keep praying. Things change when you’re praying – may not be immediate, may not be earth-shattering visibly but believe me you that He’s fighting your battles for you.
