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Giving Him the Glory

4:01 PM, 2006-Oct-19 .. 1 comments .. Link

You know there are times in your life when something happens and you just have to step back and say, "that was God that did that". And when you know it was God that did it, you are so humbled by the experience that you just keep shaking your head in awe. Wow! Today just such a thing happened to me. I have been down in a valley, not the worst valley I have ever been through, but a tough one at that. It would be about the third toughest time of my adult life, I suppose. I was in deep and the usual feelings of depression and despair were setting in. I wasn't sure what to do and where to turn. I have been for sometime praying that God would open up an opportunity for me to make some extra money to help with our family budget. So I suppose by now, you have guessed that our trial has been of a financial nature. Since I homeschool and have a little one, working a full time job was out of the question. I have just felt helpless in the whole area of finances and felt that I needed to do something to contribute to our situation in some measure. But the idea of getting an evening or weekend job that paid min. wage just depressed me to no end. So I have prayed and sought God for an answer. It seemed as though the heavens were brass, I got nothing. There was no change in our situation, there was no miracle (check in the mail from a long lost relative, or any such thing). It was a though the devil had attacked us in the area of our finances and it was relentless. It has been very stressful on both my husband and I. But especially on him, because he is the head of the house and was trying to make decisions that was best for us, on top of that he has a very stressful job and he was dealing with that also. So we have prayed and we have done all we knew to do about the situation. But nothing for days, weeks, months. It has been stressful to say the least. Yes, we have had financial stresses in the past, but not like this, and not with so much to lose before. Out of the blue, well it seems out of the blue, but at some point in time in the past year and a half I had applied on line to take the postal test for a position as a rural carrier associate. Anyway, about three months ago I got a letter to take the test. I took the test and about 6 weeks later I got the results. 70 was the minimum you could make and pass. I scored 80.6. I figured I would be a long way down the list that surely others had scored much higher. Two weeks later; last week; I got a letter for an interview. I went to the interview today. There were six of us that showed up and he was hiring for two positions. He would take the top two scores and interview for the job. I was number five on the actual list; four people scored higher than me. Only one of those four showed up for the interview, so I was the second one. I got the job!!! I will be a substitute driver on a rural route, I will work one day a week, and any other day that the driver needs off for personal, sick days, vacations... I will make more in one day, eight hours, than I would make working 25 hours a week and minimum wage. I was just in awe. I told my husband that it was the easiest thing I had ever happened into. I still can't believe it happened. I will start Nov 13th, train for two weeks, then go out with the driver for three days and then start working. Wow! He said that the one day a week would either be on Saturday or Monday that is when most drivers take the day off. If it is Saturday, my husband will be home with the kids, and if Monday, then Lauren is old enough to keep Noah and help Megan with her school for the day. So I know that God worked it out great. With just the one day a week it will bring in close to $500 extra a month to add to our family budget. And if I want after I get the first route down, then they will pay me to train as a sub for two more routes, which means I could do up to three days if I wanted to. After a couple years or so, it could work into a full time driver with benefits if I decided to go that way, but if not, right now the extra money will help tremendously, and I won't be away from home but one day a week most weeks and then extra days throughout the year! God is Good and knows what He is doing. It all just fell into place without me even trying. I really didn't think about anything but just each step of the process and now, wow! For some people this wouldn't mean much I am sure, but for me, I know it is the hand of God working and answering prayers. Thank you Lord. Today, I remember what it was like to feel God working in my life. I had forgotten and I had felt like the desert place I was in was a long way from the will of God, but I just kept trusting and believing, even though I didn't feel as though my prayers were getting anywhere. I knew that God would come through for us. Are our problems over? No, but we are slowly, with God's help, pulling out of this situation. Thank you Jesus. He will never let you down. One prayer request, I don't know yet which route I will be on, but some routes provide a mail truck others you have to drive your own vehicle, my prayer is that I will get a route that provides a truck so that I won't have to use our family vehicle to make the route in, just to get to the post office. I will keep you posted. But for today, I feel much better about things and I know that God knows what is best for His children. I am thankful to be one.
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God is Good!

6:42 AM, 2006-Oct-23 .. Posted by katenicholl
God is good. my favourite verse is Jer 29v11. It certainly applies to you here! God had it all planned out!

Catherine :o)

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