I’m changing jobs.
I had to say good-bye to several wonderful people I have worked with
and am beginning a new venture.
God is leading the way.
I have prayed and sought His will and allowed Him to open and shut doors.
My flesh was not ready for this new job.
God prepared me.
He allowed me to feel the emptiness of His work.
Things my flesh liked, like the hours and the light level of stress.
He used me as He always will if we are willing.
But I knew the other job was just not right.
It felt like nothingness.
The time is short.
I don’t want to waste my talents that God has given me.
My spirit was very restless.
Jesus heard my heart and answered my prayer.
It has just been a few days and I already feel like I belong there.
Nothing is perfect, but you can tell when God is blessing your steps.
He has His plans.
We need to be willing to walk in the steps He has laid for us.
That is not always easy.
Not for me anyway. I argue and worry.
I have always liked Jonah. I understood Jonah’s plight.
He knew what the Lord wanted.
He told the Lord No, like The Parable of the Two Sons.
But what think ye?
A certain man had two sons;
and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
And he came to the second, and said likewise.
And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Whether of them twain did the will of his father?
They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them,
Verily I say unto you,
That the publicans and the harlots
go into the kingdom of God before you. Matthew 21:28-31
Ever since I met Jesus, I have been the son who said No first.
That’s not my heart, but I’m resistant.
I think I’m getting better, but sometimes I’m not so sure.
Jesus is gentle with each of us.
He cares about what we care about as long as we are humble.
Sometimes we don’t know what we want and He has to show us.
God never apologized to poor Jonah for anything.
God never apologizes.
He is always right.
It’s up to us to remember that.