A very interesting development happened to me this week. While interviewing for the job that I said I would take I had an epiphany that led me to think that I've been going through this job search all wrong. As everyone who has ever been unemployed as long as I have knows, there comes a point in time when you get to the end of your reserves. It's at that point when you no longer struggle and finally accept the state you're in that you realize that somehow you left God out of the picture. Once you realize this and are open to other possibilities, then you start to feel a sense of peace that you haven't felt in years. Because of that epiphany I decided not to give in to the desperation that led me to want to take that job in the first place. Instead I decided to use the talents and abilities that I've been given over the past nine years to forge out on my own.
Yes, I realize that it's really scary move and not at all stable. Yet I also know that my safety net along with thousands, maybe millions of others will be gone January 1st. I have to follow God's lead in this, even while I ache for myself and those around me that will be affected by the loss of government unemployment assistance. Unless something changes in Washington and they are reinstated, then I have to start bracing for the impact of this. I refuse to give in though to the crisis. I'm going to keep believing that God will provide for me and for the people around me. I know God is working through me. I do praise him as I see new opportunities to serve him while serving others.
So for all of those like me who have struggled and are still struggling, there is hope. God will grant you peace and prosperity in the coming year if you just yield to his guidance. Merry Christmas!
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