I Am Striking…

The Lord is AMAZING!

20 Aug 2008 Leave a Comment

by Miss Striking in Daily Bread, My Striking Life Tags: God provides, job search, new job, praise god

Life is soooo good….The Lord Is totally in control of things – and He meets so many needs!

On Monday morning I said to my husband “I think I’m ready to start my job search”.  So while we were out he stopped at a newspaper stand and got me a paper so I could look through the ads.  The FIRST AD totally blew me away:

“Administrative Assistant for Early Intervention Program” — THIS WAS THE EXACT SAME JOB I DID IN WASHINGTON!  To the letter, I could not have made this up….  I told my husband and he said, “What?!?!?  God put that job there for you.  You HAVE TO CALL them!”  Of course I knew he was right…but I was still a little gobsmacked at that moment.  Could this really be?

When we got home I locked myself in my room and called the center.  I was able to speak with the Director and learn about the job – and we had a great talk.  She asked me to email my resume and cover letter and before we hung up she said that she she would call me the next day. 

The following morning the Director called me to set up a time to meet.  We met up and during the meeting we talked about the center and I talked about my previous duties in Washington.  This position is being created for them – they have never had an Admin Assistant before – so I would be setting things up the way that worked best in my previous job.  They also had not determined a pay scale so I said to them, “Well, at my previous job I was paid on the school district scale and I made $ XX.XX per hour.  The director said “Great, that works for me!”  At the end of the meeting she said, “You’re hired.”  I was surprised and excited and again….SPEECHLESS!  She did ask that I give her my references so I emailed them to her when I got home.  Today she emailed me and asked my opinion on my new office computer! 

God prepared this long before I got here.  He placed the perfect job right here in this small Wyoming town – a job that hasn’t even been established yet, and a job where I can help with the experience I have…  I’m just amazed by how the Lord has met every need.  Every financial need, every housing need, our travels have been blessed…and now our talents and abilities are being used to provide income for our family. 

I can’t do it by myself – it is God in action.  He is so in control and totally worthy of my praise!  Hallelujah!