“Thine, O LORD is the greatness, and the power and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.”
1 Chronicles 29:11
It has been three weeks since I heed the word of God and left my job at Nordstrom.
That’s three weeks without a source of income, three weeks of being still (trying diligently at least), three weeks of fervent prayer and wait, three weeks of unwanted doubts, three weeks of fighting to be grounded in complete Faith.
It has been three weeks of the same answer to the same questions asked by different people. It has been three weeks of private crying sessions with my Father and more private quiet sessions with the Spirit.
It has been three weeks of on-and-off discomfort. Three weeks of telling the voice of the enemy to get lost.
Three weeks…
I almost forgot how strenuous and exhausting a job search can be for a graduate. The irony however is that, there are jobs everywhere, vacant positions left and right, all around me, but I know any position just won’t do. I am awaiting God’s own placement. And it is as uncomfortable as it is rewarding.
Before, my reason for saying, “I can’t just work anywhere,” had more to do with what I know I was capable of, but now, it is because I know what God is capable of, and it is for His glory alone.
As I scroll up and down job search boards and scan through potential job offers, I wait eagerly and desperately for the Spirit and the Spirit alone to say, “Go.”
Anything else is a clear and profound, “NO!” (CHECK OUT “NO MEANS NO!”)
The resounding words within remind me that God’s placement is no ordinary position so I cannot let my fear or doubts of any income lead me away from the direction of the Most High God.
God removed me from one state to another. God provided the job I ASKED for. And when the time came, God removed me from the position I picked to place me elsewhere for His purpose. There is no turning back now, nor is there turning left or right.
So I wonder today, if you are in a similar state friend. What resounding messages are you receiving from the Spirit about the next steps you should take.
I wonder if the Spirit is telling you to even take a step or two back or simply be still.
What are you doing with your time? Have you sought your Maker for purpose? Or are you so confined by a false sense of security that you cannot even hear when the Lord is speaking so clearly about your current position?
Are you so attached to your position that you have failed to consider God’s own divine placement?
Friend, if it does not glorify God, what is the purpose? If God’s not there, why are you? If God is not in it, why are you? (READ ABOUT ADDING GOD)
I pray today that the Sovereign God who has called us for His glory and His alone, help us to stand in faith even when what we think we know is an opposition. May we be equipped with God’s strength to leave where we should and go where HE leads in Jesus name. Amen.
