God's Funny Timing

      Well, my last post was full of truth and soul searching. I expressed my never ending trust in my God and the trust I have in His perfect timing. I've struggled learning this trust, but to finally express it publicly helped re-affirm it in my life. Many friends and family expressed their concern and promised to pray for patience and God's direction, that was Sunday. Monday morning I had my devotions, checked my e-mail, and searched for more job opportunities. I noticed on the Lowes Home Improvement website that they were hiring cashiers. Once more I applied to the position. Later that day while doing errands, I received a phone call from the resource manager asking me if I could come in for an interview. In short, I interviewed on Monday afternoon, and the Lord helped me make a good impression. They performed a background check and called me today, Wednesday, for a drug test. Now, pending the drug test, I was offered the job and will start training next week!

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     To all of you struggling with trusting God with your life, I just want to tell you that I am a living testimony of His love and provision! His timing is perfect, and if you ask Him to use you for His will, then He will provide for you! I thank God for this new opportunity, and I am glad I have the opportunity to share it with others that may need encouragement! Thank you for praying for me and encouraging me through everything. A special thanks to my wife who has encouraged me all the way!

Here's to a great God and a great new opportunity in my life!

Emotional Roller Coasters

     Males generally aren't emotional beings. We try to pride ourselves on not crying during touching films, not being emotionally attached in relationships, and being hard-knocks when it comes to any emotional situation. So it's funny how for the past couple months life has sent me on an emotional roller coaster. Recently moving to Winston-Salem has been a struggle. I have too much time on my hands, applied to over 30 jobs, and still have not found employment. My emotions have ranged from happiness spending time with my wife and her family to dismal depression about not having a job to help support my wife and I. Throughout these many tough days I've learned one thing and perhaps that is what God has intended for me.

     What I have learned is trust. I have learned to put my trust wholly in God who in the end has entire control over my life and everything that happens in it. Romans 4:4-5 has comforted me more and more, "Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness." This is the definition of my life right now, and I've just found out! I may be jobless, but my trust is in my God who knows the very hairs on my head. He will provide, He will not let me fall, and I will always trust Him.

Here's to trusting God for provision!