An Answered Prayer

You know that God is going to do something, but you just always wonder when and how. Don't we wish we could see what his plans are, so that we didn't worry. But where's the faith in that.

On Monday, I came to the end of myself in the job search. I had sent out applications to every place I knew, and I had pursued what I thought worth pursuing. All of it had come to a dead end, so on Monday as I was praying, I had nothing else to do on my part, and I gave it all to the Lord. It's a scary thing to do that, but that's what he calls us to do.

On Tuesday afternoon, one of my professors who knew that I had been looking for a job called me to tell me about a job that she had heard about that afternoon. She gave me the number to the executive director of a Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault Shelter. I had no idea what this job was about, but I called the number and talked to the woman about this job. She told me that it would involve working with people who come to this emergency shelter and basically just helping them: offering them advocacy services, shelter, food, and just an ear to listen to their problems. I liked what she had to say, so I told her I was interested in learning more. And in God's perfect timing, their 40 job training that they offer twice a year was going to be starting three hours later that evening. So I went, and I liked what I saw, and I met the woman that I had talked to on the phone. We had a brief interview, and when I told her that I spoke Spanish, that seemed to clench it.

I continue training on Saturday from 9 to 5. The things that I am learning with this training are so useful, and I really hope that God can use me with this job. We'll see what happens.