the one with the new job

Well, the time has finally come. I got a new Job. Thank you God!

Last Tuesday, on my way home from work, I spent the entire drive talking to God. We were having a great discussion. I was saying how I didn't know if I was listening, or if he just wasn't speaking to me yet. I asked him if I should wait for the job at metrocare, or if I should be looking for something else.

There was another place I had applied, but they prohibited going to school. I didn't like the idea of not having that freedom to take a class. I wouldn't want to go back full time, but not even one class...not good.

But, I asked God if I should go ahead and pursue it. I didn't know what his plan was, so for me to completely turn something down didn't seem like the right thing either.

The next day I got an email from my mom saying one of the team leads for another team was interested in me (the lady texted my mom). I kind of felt like this was my answer from God. "Just wait for me."

Well, good thing I did. His timing is perfect. The position opened Monday (the day before this long discussion with God). Diane (my supervisor) just happened to be standing with the right people at the right time (or really maybe God just had her there at the right time). And, the job is perfect for me.

I will be a case worker for the RAP (rapid assessment and prevention) team. I will work mostly from home and my car. I have to go in for a meeting once a week at 10:00 am. Other than that I make my own schedule. I have to see a certain number of patients a week, but I'm a pretty organized person, so I don't see this as being a problem. My supervisor is not a micro manager and she is a strong Christian! She knows I am considering Grad school and she is okay with that. She knows I have no experience, and she is okay with that. Also, I get a cell phone stipend.

The best thing about this, is the process. I was so afraid of the process, but really all God wanted was for me to be okay with it. To be okay with whatever he had in store for me, even if it was going to be hard. As soon as I stopped holding on to this idea of how I wanted things to happen, God opened doors. As soon as I completely surrendered to him, he took control and good things happened.

God has taught me so much through this. Don't get me wrong the journey is no where near over and I am still learning a lot. I still don't know what the rest of my life (school, work, & family) looks like, but I know God has his perfect plan. I know he's going to take care of me & I'm definitely okay with the process. I may have to remind myself of this many times, but it's one step closer.

I do want to ask all of you who are reading my blog to hold me accountable to one thing. I don't want to be that person that gets a new job and then complains about every aspect of it. I don't anticipate this happening, but if I do, please do not be afraid to call me out on it. I want to be joyful about my job. That's not to say that I won't have a bad day or two, but I don't want those days to be the only ones I talk about.

God is Amazing!